Life is crazy.
I have sat here for the last 2 hours, choking back tears, letting them flow, choking them back, and trying to make sense of this whole thing. 20 year old Elias Lachance, former Whitecourt Wolverine forward died in a car accident outside of Drayton Valley tonight. I really don't know what to say or how to react to it all just yet. I know that I woke up this morning, late for work by about 20 minutes. Was a little bit behind schedule, trying to edit some interviews, put a news cast together, battle with Lloyd FM in Lloydminster over their attempts to take shots at Andrew and I. Then I was angry at Jordan when he came into work today, I didn't eat breakfast and had food for the first time at 12 oclock.
But, all of that pales in comparison to what the Kennedy and Lachance families are going through right now. I'm so, so sorry for your loss. Elias was one of my closest friends on the Wolverines in the 3 years I have been doing play by play. When I finally figure out how I want to react to this and what I want to say, I will. But in the meantime, I'm going to attempt to go to sleep, and just pray to my Lord that the Drayton Valley RCMP didn't send me a press release yet. Because I'm not sure if I can hold myself together during the morning show reading.....
"20 year old Elias Lachance of Drayton Valley died in a car accident last night. Weather was said to have been a factor."
Life is precious. I love you, "Hollywood" Lachance. You were a good friend, and a helluva hockey player. We will see you one day soon.
