Winnipeg Jets fans gave Humboldt Broncos player Matthieu Gomercic an incredible standing ovation

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Matthieu Gomercic standing ovation from Winnipeg Jets fans , Twitter/DarrenDreger

It’s been two weeks since the tragic bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team took place that took the lives of 16 people and left 13 others injured. One member of the team who was lucky to walk away from the tragic accident was Matthieu Gomercic from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

On Friday night, the 20-year-old was in attendance for Game 5 between the Minnesota Wild and the Winnipeg Jets and he got a massive standing ovation from the Jets faithful when they showed him on the jumbotron while there was a break during the first period of action.

Crowd with a HUGE cheer as Humboldt Bronco and Winnipeg native Matthieu Gomercic is shown on the big screen. #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/GSEUFPtQqr
— Christian Aumell (@CJOBchristian) April 21, 2018

The @NHLJets welcome Humboldt Broncos player Matthieu Gomercic. Nice touch by the Jets. pic.twitter.com/jzpdA8tO21
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 21, 2018

It’s very nice to see Gomercic doing well since being released from the hospital last week and it’s awesome to see everyone in the arena give him a hand in the incredible standing ovation.

Standing ovation at Bell MTS Place for #Humboldt Broncos player Matthieu Gomercic, a Winnipeg product who was released from the hospital last week. Awesome to see him doing well.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 21, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of people contributed to the Humboldt Broncos' official GoFundMe page and raised over $15 million in two weeks, making it the second largest GoFundMe campaign of all-time.

(H/T Twitter/DarrenDreger)