Humboldt bobsledder chasing Olympic dream to honour friends who couldn’t [Video]

A Saskatchewan athlete is taking a big step toward his dream of bobsledding in the Olympics, a passion that took hold in aftermath of the tragic 2018 Humboldt Broncos crash.

Luke Puto is gearing up to compete in Europe at a series of World Cup bobsledding events in January, his first World Cup races.

Puto spent his teenage years playing hockey in his hometown of Humboldt, Sask. Like many young Saskatchewan players, Puto dreamed of making it to the NHL, but eventually realized it wasn’t going to happen.

He set down his skates and thought his sports career was over. He stopped going to the gym and staying fit.

“I just fell out of love with the game,” he said. “I kind of was just done with sports.”

Then the Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened. The team was on the way to a playoff game when a semi driver blew …