Kevin Garinger, President of Humboldt Broncos holds a press conference at the Humboldt Uniplex on April 7, 2018 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck near Tisdale and Nipawin, Saskatchewan province, killing 14 people. Hockey-mad Canada was in mourning on Saturday after a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided with a semi-trailer truck in Saskatchewan province, killing 14 people.In a country where love of the sport is almost a religion, the crash sparked an outpouring of grief among players and fans on social media, while national political leaders expressed their sympathies.'We can now confirm 14 people have died as a result of this collision,' the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement, which did not say how many of the victims were players or coaches of the Humboldt Broncos team. / AFP PHOTO / Kymber RAE

Humboldt Broncos president stepping down

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The president of the Humboldt Broncos minor hockey team is leaving the organization.

Kevin Garinger will not seek re-election to the role, he announced at a club board meeting Tuesday, according to The Canadian Press.

He cited wanting to spend more time with his family, his job as a CEO in the Saskatchewan school system, and a doctorate he is pursuing in educational leadership as reasons for his decision. He will continue to sit on the Broncos' board and provide support for the incoming president, Jamie Brockman.

Garinger became the public face of the team following the bus crash in April that left 16 people dead and 13 injured.

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