CBJ Winning Streak The Calgary Flames Foundation has unveiled memorial donations for the late Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. The brothers, who were tragically killed by a drunk driver on August 29, 2024, have been in everyone's hearts this season. Last week, the Columbus Blue Jackets [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/] vs. Calgary Flames [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/] played on Nov. 29 in Calgary. Tonight, they play again in Columbus, where the team will likely honour them. Over the weekend, the Flames Foundation unveiled what they did with the donations that were left at the Gaudreau's memorial outside the Saddledome. With the 229 hockey sticks that were donated, benches were made in honour of Gaudreau and presented to the family while they were in attendance for the Flames and Blue Jackets game. They announced that the first bench for Johnny was made of up to 27 sticks and has a plaque on it that reads "In Loving Memory of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau." The rest of the sticks that were donated were used to make benches for local hockey arenas around Calgary. The Flames Foundation also has a 60/40 draw, that include three-game worn Gaudreau jerseys from the pregame warm-ups as early bird prizes. The 124 jerseys that were left at the Gaudreau brothers' memorial, have been made into quilts and donated to local charitable organizations. Next up, the 103 stuffed toys that were left at the memorial, they were donated to the Parachutes for Pets organization. The 1600 purple sports drink bottles that were left at the memorial were emptied, and the bottles were donated to the KidSports Calgary recycling program. Johnny was a supporter of KidSports Calgary, and not only donated to the program, he was also an acting ambassador of it. Lastly, the 105,563 Skittles that were left at the memorial were tallied up to $13,723 (13 cents per Skittle) and were donated to the Calgary Food Bank, which will provide 130 families with hampers for Christmas. This is an absolutely outstanding gesture by the Flames organization and the Flames Foundation! Rest Easy, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau!
