The vigil will take place at 8 p.m. local time.
WATCH ABOVE: As Calgary Flames fans continue to mourn the death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, the team has announced plans for a candlelight vigil. Craig Momney has the details.and his brother Matthew had been killed while riding their bicycles, a candlelight vigil will be held outside the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday night, the Calgary arena where “Johnny Hockey” spent years thrilling fans with his highlight-reel plays.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Blue Jackets posted on social media that fans in Columbus are invited to a candlelight vigil “in remembrance of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau” at 7:30 p.m. local time in Ohio on Wednesday.“The vigil will be held on the Front Street Plaza outside the east entrance to Nationwide Arena,” the NHL club said.
“I knew what I was coming to see but it’s a different feeling when you get here in person,” he said. “Lots of memories.”Days after the news broke that star hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matt had been killed while riding their bicycles, a memorial for the former Calgary Flames forward continues to grow outside the Scotiabank Saddledome.Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith, who is also the mother of their children, posted about the Saddledome memorial on social media.
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