Prior to the game Saturday night, Battlefords North Stars head coach Brayden Klimosko spent the day spinning for a good cause.
He and three other members of the Klimosko clan were busy raising money for STARS air ambulance Saturday as part of the 2018 Ryde the Hangar event.
The event took place at the STARS hangar in Saskatoon, which was transformed into a spin studio for the cause.
The team consisted of Brayden, Shelley, Tim and team captain Kayla Klimosko. All of them were deeply impacted by the April 6 Broncos bus tragedy in which 16 people lost their lives.
Both Brayden and his dad Tim are former Humboldt Broncos assistant coaches, and Brayden had personally coached or recruited many of the players killed or injured in that tragedy. According to their donation page, they decided as a family to give back to STARS as part of their healing process.
The team members raised $8,337 from donors supporting the STARS Air Ambulance, with Shelley raising the most, at $5,657. Kayla was next at $500, Brayden raised $320 and Tim $275. According to STARS, that fundraising performance was topped only by the Crazy Spinstars at $13,202.
