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The Kraken honored Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau with a wonderful 13-second moment of silence

This was so sweet from Seattle.

The Seattle Kraken held a beautiful moment of silence to honor Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau ahead of their season opener.

On Tuesday, the NHL kicked off its regular season in North America with a slate of three games throughout the day. Ahead of the Kraken’s home opener against the St. Louis Blues, the team held a 13-second moment of silence to honor the Gaudreaus after the pair were tragically killed in a car accident that should never have happened the night before their sister’s wedding in August.

Before the start of the NHL regular season in Europe over the weekend, the league released a wonderful tribute video to honor the two brothers who meant so much to the hockey world. And on Tuesday, the Kraken continued the memorial with a 13-second moment of silence, in honor of Johnny Gaudreau’s number he wore.

Notre Dame hockey joins in remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

A terrible tragedy.

Hockey is a very tight-knit community, and Notre Dame is part of that community. So when tragedy strikes it, the Irish feel the rightful need to know that they’re mourning as much as those the tragedy directly impacts. Unfortunately, that time has come once again.

Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday night when they struck while riding their bicycles by an alleged drunk driver near their hometown in New Jersey. They were anticipating their sister’s wedding this weekend.

The Irish took to social media in light of this horrible news to express their condolences:

The Gaudreau brothers’ time at Boston College spanned from 2011 to 2017. The Irish went 7-6 against the Eagles during that time with most games coming when the Irish were a member of Hockey East. But the Eagles went to three Frozen Fours and won the 2012 national championship. Johnny Gaudreau also won the Hobey Baker Award to cap his collegiate career in 2014.

We at Fighting Irish Wire extended our deepest condolences to the Gaudreau family during this difficult time.

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