Logan Boulet
March 2, 1997 – April 7, 2018
Hometown: Lethbridge, AB
#27
Position: Defence
Believe. Logan always believed. He believed in Santa, kindness, friendship, loyalty, and being a team first player. He believed in his family and Humboldt that he could play Jr hockey. He believed in making a difference, giving back, and serving others as best he could.
At Logan’s Celebration of Life, we asked family and friends to leave a note of a memory of Logan. One of Logan’s high school classmates wrote, “One of the most distinct memories I have of Logan was sitting in Physics, debating if I wanted to run for student council. It was short but Logan overheard me and said, ‘Go for it because I believe in you’”. This was Logan – he believed in you.
Logan was a Lethbridge native being born and raised in the beautiful city on the banks of the Oldman River. He loved the blue prairie sky of Southern Alberta and the warm sunshine. Logan attended Dr. Probe Elementary School, G.S. Lakie Middle School and Winston Churchill High School. Sports were a huge part of his life as he played hockey, rugby, badminton, soccer, and curling growing up. He spent the last three hockey seasons playing in the SJHL. Logan started as a Kindersley Klipper and continued the majority of his Junior A career wearing #27 for the Humboldt Broncos. He loved being a Bronco, and he loved the city of Humboldt. The community was welcoming and his time with the Paulsens (his billet family for all three seasons) was truly his second home as he was genuinely a member of the family.
Logan had a plan for his future and he wanted to attend university to learn and to have the experience of a university student. He was accepted to attend the University of Lethbridge in the Fall of 2018, following the footsteps of his parents (Bernadine and Toby) and older sister (Mariko). He was seeking to be an educator like his mom and dad. Logan would have been an amazing teacher.
Logan always wanted to be defined as more than just a hockey player. He was a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin, a best friend, a student, a teammate, an overall wonderful human being, and yes, also a hockey player. Logan will be remembered as a creative soul who loved adventures both in his backyard and across the world. He was drawn to art and music and took time to look, listen and create with his talents. He was a quiet leader, yet never failed to light up the room with his quick wit. He is remembered by those who knew him best for his antics to bring laughter to any moment in time.
He often spoke of just listening – being in the moment of others. When he was injured in his last season he would often head down to the “hot stove lounge” under the bleachers at the EPA and just listen and visit to the old timers as they spoke of the game and of life. Logan knew there was much to learn in the world, and all he had to do was look, listen, think, and appreciate.
Logan was inspired to become an organ donor by his fitness coach and friend, Ric Suggitt, who passed on June 27, 2017. Ric told Logan many times, “The most important measure of how good a game you played is how much better you make your teammates!” Logan believed this and showed it in the way he played the game for his Bronco teammates and the fans throughout the SJHL. Ric became an organ donor and saved 6 lives. Logan knew that if he passed, he could save lives as well; and as such, Logan waited until his 21st birthday to sign his organ card. Ironically, this was only a few weeks before the fatal Bronco tragedy. Logan has left a legacy of giving through the national movement of the #LoganBouletEffect and the annual Green Shirt Day on April 7th as both promote organ donor awareness and registration.
Logan is remembered and cherished by parents Bernadine (Bernie) and Toby, sister Mariko, the Boulet and Higo families, along with many friends and teammates. He is watching over us all with his bright contagious smile, giggling and playing out on the ice or in a field with all the Bronco Angels.
Significant initiatives that arisen from Logan passing
#LoganBouletEffect
Green Shirt Day April 7th: www.greenshirtday.ca
@greenshirtday
Light up Canada Green Campaign on April 7th for Green Shirt Day
Logan Boulet Arena in Lethbridge
Logan Boulet Inclusive Education Award
Logan Boulet Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Angels Legacy Project
Logan Boulet Fund of KidSport Lethbridge and Taber Chapter
Logan Boulet Endowment Fun of the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and South West Alberta
Logan Boulet Annual Memorial U18 AA Hockey Tournament
Logan Boulet U18 AA Hockey Hounds Award
Friends of Logan Boulet Golf Tournament for three years (2019, 2021 and 2022) to raise funds to support initiatives:
- KidSport Lethbridge/Taber and Humboldt KidSport
- Organ Donor Registration and Awareness as well as Organ Transplant Research in Canada
- Special Olympics Humboldt, Lethbridge, and Canada
- Youth Sport and Arts in Lethbridge
WHL Organ Donor Registration and Awareness Campaign with Kidney Foundation of Canada in 2019 and 2020
Canadian Blood Services – Honouring Canada’s Lifeline National Schilly Award co-recipients 2019
Canadian Blood Services – Honouring Canada’s Lifeline Annual National Logan Boulet Award introduced in 2020 that recognizes organ donors and donor families who selflessly share their stories, raising awareness about donation and the powerful impact it has for patients and their families in Canada.
Manitoba institutes upgraded online only Organ Donor Registry in response to Humboldt Tragedy and Logan Boulet Effect on April 23rd, 2019.
Saskatchewan institutes upgraded online Organ Donor Registry in response to Humboldt Tragedy and Logan Boulet Effect on September 3rd, 2020.
BC Transplant Award in the name of Green Shirt Day provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate leadership by raising awareness for organ donation, and for Grade 12 students to apply for one of two $1,000 scholarships starting in 2020.
Sports Illustrated Magazine cover and lead story in the March 11, 2019