The Columbus Blue Jackets are planning to honor the reminiscence of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau all through the 2024-25 season, in accordance with an announcement from the workforce.
Starting with the Blue Jackets’ first preseason recreation towards the Buffalo Sabres on Sept. 23, the workforce will put on a particular sticker on their helmets to honor Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Columbus will put on the particular helmet stickers by the length of the 2024-25 season.
The sticker will likely be blue with grey trim and have “GAUDREAU” together with two doves between the numbers 13 and 21. Johnny wore No. 13 all through his complete NHL profession, whereas Matthew wore No. 21 throughout his time at Boston Faculty.
The Blue Jackets will even maintain a second of silence for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau previous to the workforce’s first dwelling preseason recreation towards the St. Louis Blues on Sept. 25. Columbus will even discovered a 50/50 raffle throughout all 4 dwelling preseason video games. Proceeds from the sale of these raffle tickets will go in direction of the John and Matthew Gaudreau Basis.
The Blue Jackets will put on a particular patch with Johnny’s No. 13 on their jerseys, starting with their first regular-season recreation towards the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 10. The particular patch will likely be worn all through the complete season.
The Gaudreaus will likely be honored in the course of the workforce’s dwelling opener towards the Florida Panthers on Oct. 15. All followers attending the sport will obtain a No. 13 patch an identical to what the jerseys will put on.
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau have been have been driving bicycles in OIdmans Township, New Jersey after they have been struck and killed by a drunk driver final month, in accordance with police. The driving force was arrested and charged with two counts of dying by auto.
