Fans stand for a 13-second moment of silence on Wednesday night in memory of Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew before the start Wednesday night's pre-season game against the Blues in Columbus, Ohio. The Gaudreau brothers were killed last month while riding their bicycles.
An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence, for his uniform number, opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player's death nearly a month ago.Fans stand for a 13-second moment of silence on Wednesday night in memory of Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew before the start Wednesday night's pre-season game against the Blues in Columbus, Ohio.
Gaudreau and brother Matthew were killed Aug. 29 near their boyhood home in New Jersey when police said they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while they were riding bicycles on the eve of sister Katie's wedding. Starting with pre-season games, the Blue Jackets are wearing helmet stickers with "Gaudreau" printed between the images of two doves and the uniform numbers of the brothers, No. 13 for Johnny, No. 21 for Matthew, the number he wore as a player for Boston College.
Traditional activities for the home opener Oct. 15 will be postponed so the night can be dedicated to paying tribute to the Gaudreau brothers. The home opener will be celebrated two nights later instead.
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