December 11, 2022; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) chases the puck in the course of the second interval in opposition to the Los Angeles Kings at Nationwide Area. Obligatory Credit score: Gaelen Morse-Imagn Photographs The Columbus Blue Jackets plan to honor Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau in the course of the upcoming NHL season.
Johnny Gaudreau has spent the previous two seasons with the Blue Jackets after spending greater than eight seasons with the Calgary Flames. Final month, he and his brother Matthew, a Boston School lacrosse teammate, have been killed by a suspected drunk driver whereas driving their bikes close to their hometown in New Jersey.
Starting with the staff’s preseason opener in opposition to the Buffalo Sabers on Monday, Blue Jackets gamers will put on the stickers on their helmets by means of the 2024-25 season. The blue sticker with grey trim has their final names surrounded by two doves, Johnny’s jersey quantity 13 and Matthew’s faculty quantity 21 in white.
Two days later, a second of silence will probably be noticed when the Blue Jackets host the St. Louis Blue Jackets of their first preseason recreation.
Johnny’s No. 13 will probably be on the Blue Jackets’ jerseys when the common season begins on October 10 on the Minnesota Wild, and all through the season.
Further occasions honoring the brothers are anticipated to be introduced later.
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