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The hockey world is in shock.
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, has died, his team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, announced on X.
Columbus does not list a cause of death, but states that even Johnny Gaudreau’s brother Matthew deceased.
“The Columbus Blue Jackets are in shock and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy,” the NHL club wrote on X.
The NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says in a statement:
“The NHL family is shocked and saddened by the tragic deaths.”
Johnny Gaudreau became one of the NHL’s biggest stars during his eight seasons with the Calgary Flames. He was nicknamed “Johnny Hockey” and went in to trademark his nickname.
He poured in points in Calgary and had his best season in 2021–22 when he scored 115 points, 40 goals and 75 assists.
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But he surprised the hockey world by moving to the bottom team Columbus, which he represented the last two seasons.
The reason for the move was that he wanted to be closer to his family in New Jersey.
In total, he scored 743 points (243 goals and 500 assists) in 763 NHL games during his career.
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The 31-year-old American was named to the NHL’s All-star game on seven occasions and was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy in 2017, the NHL’s award for the most sportsmanlike player.
He won JVM gold with the USA in 2013 and took WC bronze in 2018. He played WC for the USA as recently as last summer in the Czech Republic.
His brother Matthew Gaudreau was also a hockey player, but never reached the NHL. He made twelve appearances for Tyringe in the hockey first division during the 2020–21 pandemic season.
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