Canadiens star Cole Caufield reveals touching plan to honor Johnny Gaudreau
NY Post
Canadians star Cole Caufield will honor his late friend Johnny Gaudreau each time he takes the ice this upcoming season.
Caufield announced Tuesday he will switch from his traditional No. 22 jersey to No. 13 to honor the former Blue Jackets star who, along with his brother, Matthew, was killed last week by a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey, a day before their sister’s wedding.
Gaudreau and Caufield were teammates on Team USA during the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship this May.
“The last few years playing as #22 have been some of the best years of my life. It truly has been a dream come true and I will forever hold those memories and that number close to me,” Caufield wrote in an Instagram post featuring the new jersey. “I wore #13 at a point in my career because of Johnny and now I will be wearing it again to honor him. He paved the way for smaller players and proved we had a future in this game at the highest level. I will forever be grateful to him for inspiring me and others.
“Rest in Peace, Johnny hockey.”
Gaudreau debuted in 2014, seven years before Caufield took the ice for the first time with Montreal. He wore No. 53 in his initial season before transition to No. 13 for his next 10 seasons.
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