Known as “Johnny Hockey,” Gaudreau played the first eight of his 10 full seasons with Calgary, where he developed into one of the NHL’s top players. He spent his last two seasons with the Blue Jackets.

With the Gaudreau family watching from the stands, the Calgary Flames shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in a game between the two franchises for which the late Johnny Gaudreau played.

The family of the late Johnny Gaudreau made an emotional return to the city where he earned the moniker "Johnny Hockey." Johnny played the first nine seasons of his NHL career as a member of the Calgary Flames.

After an emotional ceremony to honor the Gaudreaus in Calgary, the Flames burned the Blue Jackets with a relentless grind: 3 takeaways.

The Calgary Flames hosted the Gaudreau family on Tuesday night as they paid tribute to former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed alongside his brother in a bike accident in August.

Ahead of their second matchup of the 2024–25 NHL season (their first in Calgary), the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets put together an emotional pre-game ceremony to honor their late former teammate Johnny Gaudreau,

Johnny Gaudreau's family were present to watch the Calgary Flames face the Columbus Blue Jackets, as his life was honored before during emotional puck drop.

The Calgary Flames organization has put on an absolutely beautiful tribute for brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau this evening. The entire Gaudreau family including Johnny’s parents, sisters, wife Meredith and children Noa and Johnny Jr.