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NHL Star Johnny Gaudreau And Brother Fatally Struck By SUV Day Before Sister’s Wedding
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed by an SUV Thursday evening as they were bicycling in New Jersey. Gaudreau, 31, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and brother Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were scheduled to serve as groomsmen today at their sister’s wedding in Philadelphia, according to her online registry page at […]
The tragic incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m./ET last night as the brothers were riding bicycles on a country road in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, near their hometown in Salem County, when a Jeep Grand Cherokee attempted to pass two slower-moving vehicles including another SUV and struck the Gaudreaus, according to New Jersey State Police. In a statement posted on social media, The Columbus Blue Jackets said the team was “shocked and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy.” Today, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement, “The National Hockey League family is shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew.
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