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😢 Mourning Johnny Gaudreau
💸 Deferred salary contracts explained
🗣️ Wife of Johnny Gaudreau speaks for first time
📺 National TV broadcast schedule released
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Mourning Johnny Gaudreau
Columbus Blue Jackets star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night when they were struck by a suspected drunk driver while bicycling in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, close to their hometown in Salem County there, New Jersey State Police said.
The team confirmed the deaths Friday morning, saying on social media that it was "shocked and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy."
Johnny Gaudreau, 31, was the Blue Jackets’ top forward after signing in July 2022 as an unrestricted free agent from the Calgary Flames. According to a post on a popular wedding site, Gaudreau and his 29-year-old brother were scheduled to be groomsmen in their sister Katie's wedding Friday in Philadelphia.
Johnny Gaudreau leaves behind his wife, Meredith, and two young children, a daughter, Noa, and son, Johnny, who both were born in Columbus. Matthew Gaudreau is survived by his wife, Madeline. Both brothers are survived by their parents, Jane and Gus Gaudreau, and their sisters Kristen and Katie.