The funeral for Mark Cross, the assistant coach of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, is to be held this afternoon.
it's taking place in his hometown of Strasbourg, Saskatchewan.
Team president Kevin Garinger says Mark Cross was a ferocious hockey player, a hard worker, extremely bright and one of the most caring people he's ever met.
Cross, who was 27, was one of 16 people who died after the team's bus and a semi-truck collided two weeks ago.
