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Columbus Blue Jackets Share Emotional Johnny Gaudreau Pregame Tribute

Before their first home game since Johnny Gaudreau’s death, the Columbus Blue Jackets shared a video tribute and held 13 seconds of silence

(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)The Columbus Blue Jackets ’ first home game of the 2024-25 season was an emotional one as the organization honored left wing Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed in an accident during the offseason. The team shared a video tribute to their late teammate on the Nationwide Arena scoreboard before the game, with fans and players observing 13 seconds of silence to match Gaudreau’s uniform number. On March 18, 2024, former NHL players Konstantin Koltsov and Chris Simon were announced dead in separate instances, the latest in a string of recent passings to rock the sport.

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