A junior hockey player who was injured in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is making progress but is not yet able to speak.

Defenceman Layne MatechukB次元官网网址檚 family released a statement on Friday updating his recovery from a brain injury.

His family said he was in a coma for the first month and doesnB次元官网网址檛 appear to know what happened.

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He has transferred Saskatoon hospitals to continue his rehabilitation and the family said the road ahead wonB次元官网网址檛 be easy. TheyB次元官网网址檙e also not sure when Matechuk will get to leave hospital.

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The Broncos were on their way to a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game on April 6 when their bus and a semi-trailer collided at a rural Saskatchewan intersection.

Sixteen people were killed and 13 players were injured.

Matechuk, 18, was in his first full season with the Broncos and had five goals and three assists in 45 regular-season games.

His family thanked people for their support since the crash and said there was a bike rally held for Matechuk earlier this month.

They said coach Darcy Haugan, who was killed in the crash, talked about the word B次元官网网址渂elieveB次元官网网址� and they are holding onto that word on a daily basis.

B次元官网网址淲e #believe the strength and determination that brought Layne success on the ice will bring him success in the months and years ahead.

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The Canadian Press

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