Inspired or exploited? Netflix’s hockey drama and the families it mirrors

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A new Netflix hockey series is raising concerns for the families of the 2018 SJHL Humboldt Broncos team. Scott Thomas, father of Evan Thomas, who died in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, says the series, now in production, is all too familiar to the tragedy he lives with every day. He joins the show to share his thoughts on the series.
3 Feb 11AM English Canada News Commentary

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