NHL player Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been killed when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. He was 31.
Columbus Blue Jacket s left wing Johnny Gaudreau celebrates his overtime goal against the San Jose Sharks in an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. – NHL player Johnny Gaudreau of the Columbus Blue Jacket s was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in his home state of New Jersey. He was 31.
According to police, the Gaudreau brothers were cycling on a road when a man driving in the same direction attempted to pass two other vehicles and struck them from behind. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Johnny Gaudreau, known as “Johnny Hockey,” has played 11 professional seasons in the league and was going into his third with the Blue Jackets. He played his first nine with the Calgary Flames, a tenure that included becoming one of the sport’s top players and a fan favorite across North America.
A fourth-round pick of Calgary’s in 2011, Gaudreau helped Boston College win the NCAA championship in 2012 and in 2014 took home the Hobey Baker Award as the top college player in the country. He holds the men’s world championship records by a U.S. player with 30 assists and 43 points, earlier this year breaking marks previously held by Patrick Kane.
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