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On Friday, Erik Karlsson joined the millions of voices from around the world paying tribute to the victims of the Humboldt bus crash.

Karlsson’s Instagram post carried particular emotional weight. Karlsson and his wife, Melinda, recently lost their son, Axel.

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The couple revealed the sad news with an Instagram post in March: “We feel very lucky to be Axel’s parents. Even though he was stillborn, we know we will hold him again one day under different circumstances and the joy he gave us will be with us forever.”

Countless Ottawans have also shown solidarity with Humboldt by putting their hockey sticks outside their front doors.

You can see photos from the community here: ‘We are all one team’: Ottawans don #jerseysforhumboldt