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The Columbus Blue Jackets squad person paid a peculiar tribute to precocious near winger Johnny Gaudreau and his member Matthew Beaudreau.
Less than 2 months aft the siblings died aft being struck by a car portion riding bicycles successful New Jersey, the hockey squad honored the NHL prima and minor league hockey player with a tribute ceremonial astatine their play opening crippled against the Florida Panthers Oct. 15.
Johnny's large wife Meredith Gaudreau attended the lawsuit with their daughter Noa, and son Johnny, 7 months, and stood with her brother Eddie Morris and Blue Jackets guardant Sean Monahan.
They were besides joined by Johnny's parents, Guy Gaudreau and Jane Gaudreau, arsenic good arsenic sisters Kristen Gaudreau and Katie Gaudreau and Matthew's woman Madeline Gaudreau, who is expecting her and the 29-year-old's archetypal baby, a lad named Tripp.
A banner bearing Johnny's sanction and jersey number, 13, was raised, and his girl was seen pointing up astatine the rafters astatine Columbus’ Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets and Panthers players wore jerseys bearing the sanction Gaudreau and his jersey fig 13 during warmups. Johnny's squad past began the crippled without a near winger and past fto 13 seconds tally disconnected the clock. After Sean later scored a goal, helium pointed to the 31-year-old's honorary banner.
Spectators besides wore No. 13 patches, and the assemblage chanted the precocious athlete's nickname, "Johnny Hockey."
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In addition, a tribute video showcasing the beingness and vocation of the subordinate was screened. His woman thanked the fans for the "outpouring of love" they person shown their household successful aftermath of the tragedy.
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"I privation you each to beryllium inspired by the beingness that John lived," Meredith said successful a prerecorded clip, which was besides shared connected the team's Instagram page. "That means emotion your family, archetypal and foremost. And erstwhile it's clip to driblet the puck, let's emotion the crippled that John loved. Thank you, and spell Jackets."
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She aboriginal shared a idiosyncratic connection to her husband. "I'm truthful arrogant of you," she wrote connected her Instagram Stories. "Will everlastingly observe each of your achievements and volition dispersed your cleanable grin everyplace I go. Biggest accomplishment being an astonishing hubby and the champion father, and simply conscionable a bully person."
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