Columbus Blue Jackets statement on the passing of Johnny Gaudreau | Columbus Blue Jackets
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The Columbus Blue Jackets issued the following statement today on the passing of All-Star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew. “The Columbus Blue Jackets are shocked and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy. Johnny was not only a great hockey player, but more significantly a loving husband, father, son, brother

No other details have been released yet, just that it was an “accident”.

  • BigDiction@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    They were both supposed to stand in their sisters wedding tomorrow. Johnny has two young kids.

    Feel terrible for their family. Fuck

    • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      TSN said the wedding is today. :'(

      The Carneys Point, New Jersey, natives were in the area for their sister Katie’s wedding scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia. Source

  • ryan213@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Wtf…

    Got hit by a car while cycling with his brother, according to Frank Seravalli.

  • infinitevalence@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I dont get overly angry when a high profile person or celebratory dies, but the way in which this happened makes me angry and sad. No one should get hit while cycling, and no one should be driving under the influence especially in the age of Uber and Lyft.

    • BigDiction@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      He probably thought the second car was trying to cut off his pass.

      Whoops you devastated an entire family.

      • infinitevalence@discuss.onlineEnglish
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        3 months ago

        More than just a family, think of all the team mates and people they have worked with in the past. Think of the charitable organizations who they partnered with. While some (including me) have called them goons, the fact is these too had outsizes impacts on the communities they were apart of just because of their talents. The whole world is poorer for this loss and every loss like it.

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Unimaginable tragedy.

    I hate this being reported as a cycling accident. Nothing about their cycling was unexpected or unforseen.

    It was if anything, a driving accident that killed two innocent fathers, and given that it seems that the driver was drunk and overtaking two cars on the right, not what I would classify as an unforeseeable “accident”.