The broken hockey stick that had adorned the front porch of Shannon Harvey-Renner乌鸦传媒檚 South Surrey home since early April would have been worthless to anybody else.

But, placed as a tribute following the horrific crash involving a busload of junior hockey team players, it was priceless to Harvey-Renner.

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Sixteen people 乌鸦传媒� most of them junior hockey players, including Jaxon Joseph 乌鸦传媒� died when a tractor-trailer collided with the Broncos乌鸦传媒� bus on April 6, as the team headed toward a playoff game in Nipawin, Sask. Fourteen others were injured.

Harvey-Renner said she knew in the aftermath of the tragedy that she wanted to do something that felt meaningful, even though, while she used to watch her younger brother play hockey at White Rock乌鸦传媒檚 Centennial Arena, she has no specific connection to the Humboldt team.

She chose the hockey-stick tribute after hearing about the #PutYourStickOut effort that caught on following one man乌鸦传媒檚 text to a friend: a photo of a hockey stick by his front door, and the message, 乌鸦传媒淟eaving it out on the porch tonight. The boys might need it乌鸦传媒� wherever they are.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淚 found it so moving,乌鸦传媒� Harvey-Renner said, choking up at the memory. 乌鸦传媒淚 just lost it 乌鸦传媒� kind of like I乌鸦传媒檓 losing it now.

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Harvey-Renner said she got the stick, which had a broken blade, from a co-worker at the Township of Langley municipal hall. She took it home, wrapped it in the team-colour ribbons and put it on her porch, determined it would stay there for a full year.

It was stolen two months later, sometime between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday.

乌鸦传媒淪eriously?乌鸦传媒� Harvey-Renner said in disgust.

乌鸦传媒淢y eyes started to well up. That乌鸦传媒檚 not funny. That乌鸦传媒檚 totally disrespectful.乌鸦传媒�

Harvey-Renner said she isn乌鸦传媒檛 going to call police 乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 a broken hockey stick,乌鸦传媒� she said 乌鸦传媒� but is hopeful whoever took the stick will see the error of the act and put the stick back where they found it.

If not, she will replace it herself. But the sting of the theft won乌鸦传媒檛 soon fade.

乌鸦传媒淚 find it upsetting,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 something like that, you just hope for the best in people. This was not the best in people.乌鸦传媒�