The mood was mostly sombre as the crowd grew from hundreds to thousands leading up to the program.
The mood was mostly sombre as the crowd grew from hundreds to thousands leading up to the program paying respect to the two brothers who died tragically last week.
“Following his death, it took a couple days for me to compose myself before I could attempt to show my love for Johnny and the Gaudreau family. I believe the best way I can do that tonight is to share some stories from the beginning, before he became Johnny Hockey for the Calgary Flames.” Born-and-raised Calgarian Sydney Salters left two towels from the 2022 playoffs and pucks from the 2019 and 2015 post-seasons on the Saddledome steps.
The most popular Flames jersey then was Jarome Iginla’s No. 12. That would soon change to Gaudreau’s No. 13 thanks to his emergence into an exciting and dynamic star, despite his five-foot-nine frame.Tweet ThisBy the time he played his final game at the Saddledome in the spring of 2022, Gaudreau was part of arguably the NHL’s top line that season with Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk.
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