Several Massachusetts professional sports teams offered up prayers and held moments of silence Thursday in remembrance of the 67 people killed in a mid-air plane crash over Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.Six of the victims were members of the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, and were returning home to the New England area after participating in the National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas, CEO and club director Doug Zeghibe said.Skater Spencer Lane, 16, his mother Christine Lane, 49, skater Jinna Han, 13, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, and her mother, Jin Han, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were all aboard the plane at the time of the crash.The Boston Bruins held a moment of silence before their Thursday evening game against the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. The Bruins, along with TD Garden also released a statement on social media, mourning the loss of the victims. The tweet was also retweeted by the Boston Celtics.More Massachusetts professional sports teams also released statements on social media in memory of the victims:Boston Red SoxNew England PatriotsNew England Revolution
Several Massachusetts professional sports teams offered up prayers and held moments of silence Thursday in remembrance of the 67 people killed in a mid-air plane crash over Washington, D.C., Wednesday evening.
Six of the victims were members of the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, and were returning home to the New England area after participating in the National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas, CEO and club director Doug Zeghibe said.
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Skater Spencer Lane, 16, his mother Christine Lane, 49, skater Jinna Han, 13, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, and her mother, Jin Han, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were all aboard the plane at the time of the crash.
The Boston Bruins held a moment of silence before their Thursday evening game against the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden.
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The Bruins, along with TD Garden also released a statement on social media, mourning the loss of the victims. The tweet was also retweeted by the Boston Celtics.
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More Massachusetts professional sports teams also released statements on social media in memory of the victims:
Boston Red Sox
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New England Patriots
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New England Revolution
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