Toronto pays tribute to Humboldt victims with #PutYourStickOut displays

Torontoniansare paying tribute to victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash by leaving hockey sticks out in front of their homes.

Sticks have popped up on porches all over the city and around the countryas part of the #PutYourStickOutcampaign to show support for the Saskatchewan hockey team.

Paul Bradshaw put three sticks out in front of his Milton, Ont., homeSunday night and left his porch lights on.The tragedy struck close for him he has two sons in minor hockey.

"It's the only thing that we can do," he told CBC Toronto.

"It's just very symbolic."

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Bradshaw plans to keep his sticks out for 15 days, to mark the15 killed in thecrash. He thinks the gesture shows the community of Humboldt that they have support across the country.

"I'm hoping that this evening I'll see a lot more."

Faisal Anwarand his 10-year-old son,Aurick,also put a hockey stick out before bed Sunday night, pairedwith a candle out in front oftheir North Yorkhome.

Aurick said he wanted to honour the victims of the crash and express how he felt after hearingthe news.

"I'm really hurt because these innocent people just died.They should've had a big future, maybe in the NHL and now they can't," he said.

Anwarsaid his son is a big hockey fan and they plan to continue paying their respectsto the Broncos in the coming weeks.

"I'm going to do it until the families of these victims feel a lot better and know that we are here to help them," said Aurick.

Toronto's tributes

The stick gestureis the latest way Toronto is payingtribute to the Broncos.

Both the CN Tower and Toronto sign in front of City Hall were lit in the team's green and yellow over the weekend.The Maple Leafs wore Broncos stickers on theirhelmets during Saturday's home game and announced they would be making a donation to Humboldt.

The teamalsohad amoment of silence before their game started, flashing the Broncos logo on the ice and showing a photo of the team on the big screen. A similar moment of silence was held ahead ofSunday's Brampton Beast game.

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Meanwhile, Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman wore a hat witha message for Humboldtduring Saturday's baseball game and says he will be auctioning it off to raise money for the victims and their families.

"Prayers still with #HumboldtBroncos and everyone involved," he tweeted over the weekend. "Stay strong!"