NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother killed in New Jersey crash on the eve of their sister’s wedding
NHL star Johnny fatally struck by a.
Gaudreau and his brother suspected drunken driver while.
were fatally struck by riding bikes on a.
a suspected drunken driver New Jersey roadway, officials.
while riding bikes on said, just hours before.
a New Jersey roadway, they were to serve.
officials said, just hours as groomsmen in their.
before they were to sisters wedding. The deaths.
serve as groomsmen in of “Johnny Hockey,” known.
their sisters wedding. The for his enthusiasm on.
deaths of “Johnny Hockey,” the ice and kindness.
known for his enthusiasm off it, and his.
on the ice and sibling Matthew left the.
kindness off it, and sports world mourning. Gaudreaus.
his sibling Matthew left team, the Columbus Blue.
the sports world mourning. Jackets, called the deaths.
Johnny Gaudreau, were riding bicycles around. 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 8:19 p.m. Thursday on. 29, were riding bicycles a county road in. around 8:19 p.m. Thursday Oldmans Township – a. on a county road community in southern New. in Oldmans Township – Jersey near the Delaware. a community in southern River – when a. New Jersey near the Jeep Grand Cherokee that. Delaware River – when was attempting to pass. a Jeep Grand Cherokee two slower-moving vehicles hit. that was attempting to them, according to New. pass two slower-moving vehicles Jersey State Police. The. hit them, according to Jeep driver, who police. New Jersey State Police.
identified as 43-year-old Sean. dir="ltr">The Jeep driver, who Higgins, is charged with. police identified as 43-year-old two counts of vehicular. Sean Higgins, is charged homicide in the second. with two counts of degree, according to the. vehicular homicide in the complaint. “Through further investigation,. second degree, according to Higgins was suspected of. the complaint. “Through further being under the influence. investigation, Higgins was suspected of alcohol,” State Police. of being under the Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. influence of alcohol,” State in a news release.. Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron Higgins stated he had. said in a news consumed roughly five to. release.
Higgins stated he six beers before the. had consumed roughly five accident, according to a. to six beers before probable cause affidavit filed. the accident, according to with the Salem County. a probable cause affidavit Superior Court Friday. “Mr.. filed with the Salem Higgins explicitly stated to. County Superior Court Friday.
the effect that his. dir="ltr">“Mr. Higgins explicitly stated consumption of alcoholic beverages. to the effect that contributed to his impatience. his consumption of alcoholic and reckless driving, which. beverages contributed to his resulted in the motor. impatience and reckless driving, vehicle accident,” the affidavit. which resulted in the states. Higgins made his. motor vehicle accident,” the first appearance in court. affidavit states.
Higgins made Friday afternoon but did. his first appearance in not enter a plea,. court Friday afternoon but according to Salem County. did not enter a court criminal division manager. plea, according to Salem Crystal Harris. He is. County court criminal division being held without bond. manager Crystal Harris. He at the Salem County. is being held without Correctional Facility pending a. bond at the Salem detention motion hearing on. County Correctional Facility pending September 5, Harris said.. a detention motion hearing The Gaudreau brothers were. on September 5, Harris scheduled to serve as. said.
The Gaudreau brothers groomsmen Friday afternoon at. were scheduled to serve their sisters wedding in. as groomsmen Friday afternoon Philadelphia, according to her. at their sisters wedding online registry page at. in Philadelphia, according to TheKnot.com. “Last night we. her online registry page lost two husbands, two. at TheKnot.com.
“Last night fathers, two sons, two. we lost two husbands, brothers, two sons and. two fathers, two sons, brothers in law, two. two brothers, two sons nephews, two cousins, two. and brothers in law, family members two teammates,. two nephews, two cousins, two friends but truly. two family members two two amazing humans,” their. teammates, two friends but uncle Jim Gaudreau said. truly two amazing humans,” Friday morning in a. their uncle Jim Gaudreau family statement on Facebook.. said Friday morning in “We want to let. a family statement on everyone know we are. Facebook. “We want to receiving your messages of. let everyone know we love and support and. are receiving your messages we appreciate your continued. of love and support thoughts and prayers.” Matthew. and we appreciate your Gaudreaus wife is expecting. continued thoughts and prayers.”
their baby, according to. dir="ltr">Matthew Gaudreaus wife is a Columbus Blue Jackets. expecting their baby, according spokesperson. During Higgins court. to a Columbus Blue appearance, Judge Michael J.. Jackets spokesperson.
During Higgins Silvanio said the charges. court appearance, Judge Michael against him are punishable. J. Silvanio said the by a maximum of. charges against him are 10 years in New. punishable by a maximum Jersey state prison. Higgins. of 10 years in is being represented by. New Jersey state prison. a public defense attorney,. Higgins is being represented but he said at. by a public defense the hearing he will. attorney, but he said hire his own lawyer. at the hearing he in the future to. will hire his own represent him. At the. lawyer in the future end of the court. to represent him.
At appearance, Higgins seemed apparently. the end of the taken aback after he. court appearance, Higgins seemed was told hed be. apparently taken aback after held at the jail. he was told hed pending his next hearing,. be held at the saying to the judge:. jail pending his next “So, Im here until. hearing, saying to the Thursday?” Johnny Hockey described. judge: “So, Im here as fierce and passionate. until Thursday?”
Johnny Hockey player, devoted father Johnny. described as fierce and Gaudreau was drafted by. passionate player, devoted father
the Calgary Flames in. dir="ltr">Johnny Gaudreau was drafted the fourth round of. by the Calgary Flames the 2011 NHL Draft. in the fourth round out of Boston College.. of the 2011 NHL He signed with the. Draft out of Boston Columbus Blue Jackets ahead. College.
He signed with of the 2022-2023 season. the Columbus Blue Jackets and tallied 12 goals. ahead of the 2022-2023 and 48 assists last. season and tallied 12 season. “The Columbus Blue. goals and 48 assists Jackets are shocked and. last season.
“The Columbus devastated by this unimaginable. Blue Jackets are shocked tragedy. Johnny was not. and devastated by this only a great hockey. unimaginable tragedy. Johnny was player, but more significantly. not only a great a loving husband, father,. hockey player, but more son, brother and friend.. significantly a loving husband, We extend our heartfelt. father, son, brother and sympathies to his wife,. friend. We extend our Meredith, his children, Noa. heartfelt sympathies to his and Johnny, his parents,. wife, Meredith, his children, their family and friends. Noa and Johnny, his on the sudden loss. parents, their family and of Johnny and Matthew,”. friends on the sudden the Blue Jackets said. loss of Johnny and in the statement. “Johnny. Matthew,” the Blue Jackets played the game with. said in the statement.
great joy which was. dir="ltr">“Johnny played the game felt by everyone that. with great joy which saw him on the. was felt by everyone ice. He brought a. that saw him on genuine love for hockey. the ice. He brought with him everywhere he. a genuine love for played from Boston College. hockey with him everywhere to the Calgary Flames. he played from Boston to Team USA to. College to the Calgary the Blue Jackets. He. Flames to Team USA thrilled fans in a. to the Blue Jackets. way only Johnny Hockey. He thrilled fans in could. “The impact he. a way only Johnny had on our organization. Hockey could.
“The impact and our sport was. he had on our profound, but pales in. organization and our sport comparison to the indelible. was profound, but pales impression he made on. in comparison to the everyone who knew him,”. indelible impression he made the statement continued. In. on everyone who knew 11 seasons in the. him,” the statement continued.
league, Gaudreau had 243. dir="ltr">In 11 seasons in career goals and 743. the league, Gaudreau had points while making seven. 243 career goals and All-Star game appearances. “The. 743 points while making National Hockey League family. seven All-Star game appearances.
is shocked and saddened. dir="ltr">“The National Hockey League by the tragic passing. family is shocked and of Columbus Blue Jackets. saddened by the tragic forward Johnny Gaudreau and. passing of Columbus Blue his brother Matthew,” NHL. Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau Commissioner Gary Bettman said. and his brother Matthew,” in a statement. “While. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Johnnys infectious spirit for. said in a statement.
the game and show-stopping. dir="ltr">“While Johnnys infectious spirit skills on the ice. for the game and earned him the nickname. show-stopping skills on the Johnny Hockey, he was. ice earned him the more than just a. nickname Johnny Hockey, he dazzling hockey player; he. was more than just was a doting father. a dazzling hockey player; and beloved husband, son,. he was a doting brother and teammate who. father and beloved husband, endeared himself to every. son, brother and teammate person fortunate enough to. who endeared himself to have crossed his path,”. every person fortunate enough Bettman said. Hockey reporter. to have crossed his Dave Maetzold, appearing on. path,” Bettman said.
Hockey “TNT Sports Tonight” on. reporter Dave Maetzold, appearing Friday, said the NHL. on “TNT Sports Tonight” player was “the most. on Friday, said the modest superstar youd ever. NHL player was “the want to meet” and. most modest superstar youd a “likable guy who. ever want to meet” was reluctantly in the. and a “likable guy spotlight.” Maetzold, a Bally. who was reluctantly in Sports Ohio rinkside reporter,. the spotlight.”
Maetzold, a knew Gaudreau through his. Bally Sports Ohio rinkside job covering the team.. reporter, knew Gaudreau through Gaudreau comes from a. his job covering the tight-knit hockey family, Maetzold. team.
Gaudreau comes from said, and his father. a tight-knit hockey family, was a regular attendee. Maetzold said, and his at his games. “He. father was a regular would be there right. attendee at his games.
alongside the ice, just. dir="ltr">“He would be there as he was when. right alongside the ice, Johnny was a young. just as he was player. His mom was. when Johnny was a there all the time,”. young player. His mom Maetzold said. “He comes. was there all the from a tight-knit family. time,” Maetzold said. “He and was building a. comes from a tight-knit tight-knit family. Just a. family and was building horrible tragedy from a. a tight-knit family. Just family perspective.” Longtime NHL. a horrible tragedy from executive Brian Burke noted. a family perspective.”
Longtime in a statement on. NHL executive Brian Burke X that Gaudreau brought. noted in a statement ”kindness that radiated out. on X that Gaudreau through the locker room. brought ”kindness that radiated every day” and there. out through the locker were “few players in. room every day” and hockey history who matched. there were “few players his passion and love. in hockey history who for the game.” “Johnny. matched his passion and was always the first. love for the game.”
to raise his hand. dir="ltr">“Johnny was always the to give back to. first to raise his his community,” Burke said.. hand to give back “When we had charity. to his community,” Burke requests, we always knew. said. “When we had he would say yes,. charity requests, we always without hesitation.” Their loss. knew he would say will be felt forever.. yes, without hesitation.”
Their Community mourns beloved brothers. loss will be felt New Jersey Gov. Phil. forever. Community mourns beloved Murphy in a statement. brothers
New Jersey Gov. said “the people of. Phil Murphy in a New Jersey grieve” with. statement said “the people the Gaudreau family. Murphy. of New Jersey grieve” noted how the brothers. with the Gaudreau family. “discovered their love for. Murphy noted how the hockey in the rinks. brothers “discovered their love of South Jersey, and. for hockey in the followed their passion up. rinks of South Jersey, to Boston, where both. and followed their passion brothers quickly emerged as. up to Boston, where star players on the. both brothers quickly emerged Boston College mens hockey. as star players on team.” Matthew Gaudreau returned. the Boston College mens to the brothers alma. hockey team.”
Matthew Gaudreau mater in New Jersey,. returned to the brothers Gloucester Catholic High School,. alma mater in New in 2022 to serve. Jersey, Gloucester Catholic High as ice hockey coach,. School, in 2022 to a position he held. serve as ice hockey until this summer. “Johnny. coach, a position he and Matt were incredible. held until this summer.
hockey players and students,. dir="ltr">“Johnny and Matt were but even more amazing. incredible hockey players and human beings,” principal Thomas. students, but even more Iacovene Jr. said in. amazing human beings,” principal a statement released by. Thomas Iacovene Jr. said the school Friday. “Their. in a statement released loss will be felt. by the school Friday. forever by the entire. “Their loss will be Gloucester Catholic community and. felt forever by the by me personally.” The. entire Gloucester Catholic community Boston College mens hockey. and by me personally.”
team head coach Greg. dir="ltr">The Boston College mens Brown and former head. hockey team head coach coach Jerry York shared. Greg Brown and former memories of the brothers. head coach Jerry York at a news conference. shared memories of the Friday. “Its hard to. brothers at a news put into words,” Brown. conference Friday.
“Its hard said of their loss.. to put into words,” “The Gaudreau family is. Brown said of their so close, theyre so. loss. “The Gaudreau family tight. Theres just so. is so close, theyre many people here that. so tight. Theres just were affected by them,. so many people here their teammates, everybody who. that were affected by knew them. The fact. them, their teammates, everybody that they were together. who knew them. The is horrific but ironic. fact that they were because they were that. together is horrific but tight a family.” The. ironic because they were coaches spoke on the. that tight a family.”
impact Johnny and Matthew. dir="ltr">The coaches spoke on had on the hockey. the impact Johnny and program at Boston College,. Matthew had on the both on and off. hockey program at Boston the rink. “They brought. College, both on and a ton of joy. off the rink. “They to the rink. They. brought a ton of were happy to be. joy to the rink. there, truly happy to. They were happy to be there, big smiles. be there, truly happy all the time,” Brown. to be there, big said of his time. smiles all the time,” coaching the brothers. “The. Brown said of his things they could do. time coaching the brothers.
on the ice, thats. dir="ltr">“The things they could what people who dont. do on the ice, know them remember because. thats what people who they were both magical. dont know them remember in their own ways,. because they were both but everyone just loved. magical in their own having them on the. ways, but everyone just team, they were tremendous. loved having them on teammates,” he continued. “They. the team, they were lit up the room. tremendous teammates,” he continued. when they came in.”. “They lit up the York recalled the bond. room when they came between the two brothers. in.”
York recalled the being particularly strong and. bond between the two credited Matthew for pushing. brothers being particularly strong Johnny to becoming an. and credited Matthew for NHL star. The former. pushing Johnny to becoming head coach said he. an NHL star. The was in touch with. former head coach said the brothers parents after. he was in touch learning about the tragedy,. with the brothers parents reminding them “how special. after learning about the they were” to the. tragedy, reminding them “how college team. The brothers. special they were” to sister Katie, always clad. the college team.
The in Boston College Eagles. brothers sister Katie, always gear, “never missed a. clad in Boston College game,” York said. “…. Eagles gear, “never missed And for her to. a game,” York said. be getting married, the. “… And for her whole thing is so. to be getting married, hard, but well have. the whole thing is a great contingent coming. so hard, but well from here down to. have a great contingent the wake and the. coming from here down funeral.” fatally struck by. to the wake and a suspected drunken driver. the funeral.”
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