From donations to social media memorial posts, Maple Leafs continue to mourn the tragic loss of the Gaudreau brothers.
From donations to social media memorial posts, Maple Leafs continue to mourn the tragic loss of the Gaudreau brothers.
The hockey world continues to mourn the tragic loss of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau and the Toronto Maple Leafs are no exception.
The brothers lost their lives in a tragic accident on Thursday and they were hit by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey. On Friday, fans of the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets, the two clubs Johnny had played for in his 11 years in the NHL, left flowers and other items in memorial outside of their respective arenas.
Members of the Maple Leafs mourned sharing photos of both brothers on social media.
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Maple Leafs forward Max Domi had a couple of posts. On Saturday, he shared video of Johnny talking about how he wanted to be remembered and the voice of Matthew talking about how close he was with his brother.
-You will both be remembered as incredible Fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, uncles, friends, teammates and incredible hockey players. You boys will be missed by everyone and forgotten by no one. Rest in peace Johnny and Matty. #13 #21
A GoFundMe has been established for Matthews' family of to support his wife, Madeline and their growing baby Tripp, to help alleviate some of the financial burdens in the aftermath of the tragedy. Members of the hockey community have come in with many donations to the cause, include Leafs GM Brad Treliving, who donated $1,313. The No. 13 in honor of Johnny's jersey number for. most of his NHL career.
Treliving was GM in Calgary during Johnny's time with the Flames and put out a statement reflecting on the loss of Gaudreau on Friday.
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