Welp, just bought tickets so I can be there on opening night to pay my respects.
RIP Johnny and Matthew.
RIP Johnny and Matthew.
Confirmed with Link: Johnny Gaudreau has died at the age of 31
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CanadienShark
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Thoughts are with the Gaudreau family and all the fans. Just a tragic situation that never should happen. 
DJB
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Deepest condolences Jackets fans. You guys have been through so much you guys are in my thoughts and prayers always .
We Want Ten
Johnny Gaudreau
That whole family just got a bomb dropped on them. I don't even know how you would recover from this. So many people affected and so much pain, condolences doesn't feel like enough to offer them.
Thrasymachus
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My sincerest condolences to Johnny's family, friends, and loved ones. This has made me so irrationally angry - drunk drivers are scum.
Considering the pathetic sentences often doled out for these kinds of actions, I really do hope that they punish the perpetrator appropriately. An example needs to be set. No justification in an age with uber, taxis, etc. NJ has an opportunity here to make a lasting positive change in response to this horrible event.
Considering the pathetic sentences often doled out for these kinds of actions, I really do hope that they punish the perpetrator appropriately. An example needs to be set. No justification in an age with uber, taxis, etc. NJ has an opportunity here to make a lasting positive change in response to this horrible event.
KallioWeHardlyKnewYe
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Just horrible.
I actually wish our legal system was much tougher on all severe traffic accidents. Only about a third of fatality accidents are drunk drivers. That's obviously bad and should be punished accordingly but you don't need alcohol to drive like an entitled, aggressive asshole. I see it every damn day. Even if this driver was stone cold sober he should have the book thrown at him for his decision and behavior.
Absolutely senseless. No one ever need to get somewhere that fast and that aggressively.
I actually wish our legal system was much tougher on all severe traffic accidents. Only about a third of fatality accidents are drunk drivers. That's obviously bad and should be punished accordingly but you don't need alcohol to drive like an entitled, aggressive asshole. I see it every damn day. Even if this driver was stone cold sober he should have the book thrown at him for his decision and behavior.
Absolutely senseless. No one ever need to get somewhere that fast and that aggressively.
I can’t stop thinking about the family, but also the hockey friends. Monahan, excited to come here and raise their kids together. Kevin Hayes, Johnny’s best friend, who lost his brother almost three years ago almost to the day. Matthew Tkachuk, the Hayes’ cousin who played with Johnny in Calgary for years and now gets to start his summer with a Cup and end it with a funeral. Erik Gudbranson, whose wife is Meredith Gaudreau’s close friend, who was instrumental in bringing the Gaudreaus to Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins, whose little brother in every way but blood was also killed in an accident over a holiday weekend at a family wedding. Boone Jenner, who lost a child this spring and now has lost a second teammate in three years. And probably many, many more I can’t think to name now. Even Eric and Buddy Robinson, who each played with Johnny and we’re in his wedding party. Every death is a tragedy, but to be a distant bystander aware all of these connections just feels horrible.
I think will take a break from hockey for a while. This is too much to bear.
I think will take a break from hockey for a while. This is too much to bear.
Figgy44
A toast of purple gato for the memories
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Condolences to y'all Jackets fans. This news is rocking us Flames fans. I can't imagine how much worse it must be for the rest of you.
Well wishes to all those who loved Johnny and Matthew.
Well wishes to all those who loved Johnny and Matthew.
Silky mitts
It’s yours boys and girls and babes let’s go!
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His OT goal in 2023 vs the Penguins is one of my top NHL moments of the last 2 years. Didn't realize how charitable he was. Thoughts are with the family, and to the team and fans that have to go through this again.
CBJWerenski8
Rest in Peace Johnny
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CBJWerenski8
Rest in Peace Johnny
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Double-Shift Lasse
Just post better
Whether Pascal was a good NHL head coach or not, he is very thoughtful and well-spoken.
CBJWerenski8
Rest in Peace Johnny
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Was always a fan of his from team USA world juniors to the Calgary flames. One of my favorite players to watch.
I’ll never forget the day he signed here. I was home sick from work, just watching the madness of FA frenzy. Then the rumors started about us being in on Gaudreau. I was looking for everything to prove it. I wanted it so bad.
Then it happened and other than when we beat Tampa, and that whole playoff run in general, it was the most excited I’ve been as a CBJ fan. Finally, someone elite chose us. He wanted to be here. I almost instantly got his jersey and got season tickets. I was all in on JG.
I didn’t know him as a person but he seemed like an outstanding man. A great young father. A fantastic husband. A son. A brother.
I’m so sad. My heart goes out to his family. To his current and former teammates. To everyone who knew and loved him.
I’ll never forget the day he signed here. I was home sick from work, just watching the madness of FA frenzy. Then the rumors started about us being in on Gaudreau. I was looking for everything to prove it. I wanted it so bad.
Then it happened and other than when we beat Tampa, and that whole playoff run in general, it was the most excited I’ve been as a CBJ fan. Finally, someone elite chose us. He wanted to be here. I almost instantly got his jersey and got season tickets. I was all in on JG.
I didn’t know him as a person but he seemed like an outstanding man. A great young father. A fantastic husband. A son. A brother.
I’m so sad. My heart goes out to his family. To his current and former teammates. To everyone who knew and loved him.
spintheblackcircle
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GreeningOil
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This is a horrible tragedy. Rest easy Johnny Hockey. I will remember all of the great plays and the competitive impact to the Alberta rivalry.
More than that, two upstanding and dedicated family men. Those families will be forever impacted by an incredibly selfish act by someone else.
To those families, their friends my deepest condolences go out.
My condolences go out as well, to the Calgary, and Columbus fans. Sometimes these players are just familiar faces, but to many they are much more than that.
More than that, two upstanding and dedicated family men. Those families will be forever impacted by an incredibly selfish act by someone else.
To those families, their friends my deepest condolences go out.
My condolences go out as well, to the Calgary, and Columbus fans. Sometimes these players are just familiar faces, but to many they are much more than that.
Bonsai Tree
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My condolences to the family, teammates, friends and fans. I haven’t been on a board other than the Coyotes/Utah for years, but I wanted to come here to pay my respects.
May his memory be a blessing.
May his memory be a blessing.
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