The Calgary Ffrails paid tribute to createer NHL star Johnny Gaudreau before a game agetst the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, months after he and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, were tragicassociate finished by a mistrusted drunk driver while riding bikes on a agricultural road in New Jersey the night before their sister’s wedding.
The emotional night began with a ceremonial puck drop that holdd Gaudreau’s parents, Jane and Guy, his two sisters and his wife, Meredith, and their two children.
Johnny Gaudreau’s family during the ceremonial puck drop by Columbus Blue Jackets cgo in Sean Monahan, #23, and Calgary Ffrails cgo in Mikael Backlund, #11, during the first period at the Scotiaprohibitk Sinsertledome on Dec. 3, 2024. (Sergei Belski-Imagn Images)
Johnny Gaudreau, who carry outed hockey at Boston College with his brother Matthew and won a national title in 20212, spent the convey inantity of his NHL nurtureer carry outing for the Ffrails. In 2022, he signed a seven-year, $68.25 million tight with the Blue Jackets.
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Tuesday night taged the first greeting of his two createer teams since his tragic death on Aug. 29.
As the Gaudreau family walked toward cgo in ice, fans broke out in “Johnny, Johnny, Johnny!” chants. Players on the ice wore Gaudreau’s name and number on their jerseys in pregame toastyups.
Johnny Gaudreau’s family during the ceremonial puck drop prior to the game between the Calgary Ffrails and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scotiaprohibitk Sinsertledome on Dec. 3, 2024. (Sergei Belski-Imagn Images)
Johnny was also honored by the Ffrails after their 3-0 triumph over Columbus as he was named the first star of the game. His overweighther walked out on the ice to adchoose the honor aextfinishedside Calgary captain Rasmus Andersson.
During the game, Andersson, who was a seal frifinish of Johnny’s, pointed to his family seated in a Sinsertledome box after scoring for the Ffrails.
“Everyone has been so toasty,” Meredith said of the emotional return to Calgary. “It experiences almost appreciate you’ve never left when you are here for a couple days, so many recognizable faces. And, you understand, spent so much time here, so a lot of excellent memories.”
Johnny Gaudreau, #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets, reacts after scoring the game-tying goal during the third period of a game agetst the Washington Capitals at Nationexpansive Arena on Jan. 31, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images)
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Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were set to be groomsmen at their sister’s wedding in Philadelphia in tardy August. According to law enforcement at the time, the Gaudreau brothers were cycling on a road the night before the wedding when a mistrusted drunk driver, heading in the same honestion, finisheavored to pass two other vehicles and struck them from behind.
They were pronounced dead at the scene.
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