Terrible tragedy in NHL, Johnny Gaudreau dies at age 31

Terrible tragedy in NHL, Johnny Gaudreau dies at 31

Terrible tragedy in NHL, the top North American ice hockey league: Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau è died at age 31 after being run over by a car. Along with him è also missing is his brother Matthew, 29, who was also involved in the accident, reports adnkronos.

The two were on a bike ride in New Jersey when a Jeep Grand Cherokee ran them over: the death of the two young men è was confirmed by both the Ohio team and the league commissioner.

Gaudreau played 11 seasons in the NHL, defending the colors of the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets, where he had landed in the 2022-2023 season.

Nicknamed 'Johnny Hockey', Gaudreau scored 254 goals and made 522 assists i 805 games played in the NHL. A stellar career that allowed him to wear the U.S. National Team jersey and win a bronze medal in the 2018 World Cup.