ST PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 30: Ryan Suter #20 of the Minnesota Wild controls the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during the game on November 30, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Knights 4-2.

Wild's Suter humbled to learn victim of Humboldt crash emulated his game

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Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter shared an emotional message on Twitter on Tuesday after learning that Adam Herold - one of the victim's of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash - looked up to him.

I’ll never forget your tribute, Adam. #PrayersForHumboldt #BroncoStrong pic.twitter.com/PQ7MjizqVE
— Ryan Suter (@rsuter20) April 9, 2018

Herold was the youngest player killed in the crash, and would have turned 17 on April 12. He had appeared in only nine games for the Broncos, eight of them during the team's current playoff run.

The left-handed defenseman was set to join the WHL's Prince Albert Raiders next season.