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 As a community vigil in the Broncos' Edgar Petersen Arena, was ongoing, The Sports Network (TSN) broadcaster Brian Munz urged his followers to leave their hockey sticks out on porches, front and back doors, gaining inspiration from a high school friend who did the same. 
 
 Got this text from a friend who I went to high school with in Humboldt. 
 
 
 
 Inviting you to do the same as we remember and send our thoughts to the #HumboldtBroncos.#PrayersForHumboldt #Broncostrong #Humboldtstrong #theSJHL #TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/HHwZyUZ5KG — Brian Munz (@BrianMunzTSN) April 9, 2018 
 
 "Got this text from a friend who I went to high school with in Humboldt," Munz tweeted. The attached picture shows a hockey stick leaning on the porch and the message reads: "Leaving it out on the porch tonight. The boys might need it ... wherever they are." 
 
 The response was overwhelming, with hundreds of people from both Canada and the United States posting photos of their tributes on Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtags #putyoursticksout and #humboldtstrong. 
 
 Read More ||||| Image copyright Twitter/@Canucks Image caption NHL side Vancouver Canucks have left their sticks outside the dressing room in tribute to the Humboldt Broncos team 
 
 Ice hockey fans in Canada and around the world are leaving their sticks out in public view in tribute to the Humboldt Broncos. 
 
 Ten members and five support staff of the junior ice hockey team were killed when their bus crashed in Saskatchewan on Friday on the way to a semi-final play-off game. 
 
 The tragedy sparked an outpouring of grief in Humboldt and across Canada, where ice hockey is a national sport. 
 
 The online call for fans to #PutYourSticksOut has been tweeted by more than 19,000 people since Monday night. The term #humboldtstrong has also been used more than 5,000 times. 
 
 Hockey fans and stars have shared their pictures of sticks to show support for the Broncos players, their families and friends. Boston Bruins player David Backes and former goaltender Coleman Vollrath left their own personal tributes. 
 
 The response echoes that of November 2014, when cricket fans and stars posted photos of cricket bats with the accompanying hashtag #putyourbatsout as a mark of respect for Australian cricketer Philip Hughes, who was fatally struck in the neck during a domestic match. 
 
 Meanwhile on Instagram, fans have posted more than 17,000 photos. 
 
 Brian Munz, an ice hockey TV commentator, shared a text message from a friend who lives in Humboldt, on his Twitter feed, encouraging his 10,000 followers to remember the Broncos players. 
 
 His tweet helped to generate momentum for the hashtag, encouraging fans in Canada and the US to share pictures of their sticks left outside. 
 
 It's not only Canadian and American fans who are leaving their tributes. Around the world, people are putting their sticks outside their homes. 
 
 An online fundraiser have been launched to raise funds for the families of the victims. The fundraiser has so far raised more than C$5m ($3.9m, £2.7m). ||||| The GoFundMe page for the victims and families impacted by the tragic crash involving Saskatchewan’s Humboldt Broncos hockey team is quickly becoming one of the largest online fundraising campaigns in the world. 
 
 “The fund for the Humboldt Broncos is the largest GoFundMe campaign to date in Canada, and now one of our top five largest campaigns globally,” GoFundMe spokesperson Rachel Hollis told Daily Hive via email. 
 
 On the evening of April 6, a bus carrying players and coaching staff from the Saskatchewan Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was hit by a semi-trailer. 
 
 The crash killed 15 people, including the driver. Fourteen others were injured. 
 
 Police say there were 29 people onboard the bus, which was en route to Nipawin for a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinals playoff game, when the crash took place about 30 kilometres north of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. 
 
 The campaign was started by Humboldt resident Sylvie Kellington to raise funds for those affected by the tragedy. 
 
 By Monday morning, more than $4.7 million had been donated by over 69,000 people in just two days. And at the time of publishing, the donations had reached over $6.2 million. 
 
 According to Hollis, funds have poured in from over 80,000 donors in 65 countries. 
 
 Globally, the largest GoFundMe campaign to date is the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, which has raised $21.5 million. 
 
 Following that is the campaign for the Las Vegas Victims Fund, which raised $11.8 million, and the Stoneman Douglas Victims’ Fund, which raised $6.7 million. 
 
 The Humboldt Broncos’ GoFundMe campaign has seen donations pour in from high profile individuals and organizations, including a number of NHL teams and players. 
 
 The Pittsburgh Penguins donated $20,000, while the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs both donated $10,000. 
 
 Former Toronto Maple Leaf captain Dion Phaneuf donated $10,000. Contributions have also come in from a number of current and former NHL players including Drew Doughty, Shawn Horcoff, and Tyler Bozak. 
 
 On Sunday evening, a vigil was held for the victims at Elger Petersen Arena in Humboldt, the home of the Broncos junior league hockey team. 
 
 Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and hockey broadcasters Don Cherry and Ron MacLean. 
 
 With files from Ainsley Smith 
 
 Simran Singh Simran is a Staff Writer at Daily Hive. She enjoys writing about culture, society, and politics. In her spare time, she drinks too much coffee and listens to a lot of Beyoncé. Have a story idea? Email her: @SimranRoohi Simran is a Staff Writer at Daily Hive. She enjoys writing about culture, society, and politics. In her spare time, she drinks too much coffee and listens to a lot of Beyoncé. Have a story idea? Email her: [email protected] 
 
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– It started when a resident of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, left a hockey stick standing on the porch. "The boys might need it … wherever they are," the person wrote in a text to TSN hockey analyst Brian Munz, referring to the 15 people killed Friday when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semi-truck. Shared by Munz, the True North memorial has now spread across Canada and the world, with thousands of photos of hockey sticks on doorsteps shared on social media under #PutYourSticksOut, which was trending Tuesday on Twitter. "Play on, the rinks in heaven await," David Backes of the Boston Bruins wrote in one tweet, per the BBC. "Still grieving with the rest of the entire hockey community," added former CHL goaltender Coleman Vollrath, who shared a photo of 15 goalie sticks outside his front door. Other shared photos showing sticks next to backyard rinks, per CNN. The support from hockey fans isn't just symbolic, though. A GoFundMe campaign for the Humboldt Broncos has become "one of our top five largest campaigns globally," a GoFundMe rep tells the Daily Hive. It has raised $7.1 million as of this writing.