New York Post22d
Blue Jackets mourning Johnny Gaudreau’s death two years after goalie’s tragedy
home of then-goaltending coach Manny Legace. The trauma resulted from an errant fireworks mortar blast, according to police at the time. In what was later ruled an accidental death, police said ...
Johnny Gaudreau's death another tragic gut punch to Columbus Blue Jackets
Three years after grieving the loss of goalie Matiss Kivlenieks in a fireworks incident, the Blue Jackets now mourn Johnny ...
Columbus Dispatch22d
Johnny Gaudreau's death another tragic gut punch to Columbus Blue Jackets
Only 38 months after losing Kivlenieks during a fireworks incident at a wedding reception in the backyard of former Blue Jackets goalie coach Manny Legace’s home, the same NHL team is now ...
Columbus Blue Jackets, fans honor Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Gaudreau with emotional vigil
The Blue Jackets and their fans assembled, tearfully, for a touching candlelight vigil honoring Johnny Gaudreau and brother ...
The New York Times21d
Johnny Gaudreau’s death devastates a Blue Jackets organization already familiar with tragedy
It came barely three years after promising, young goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died at a Independence Day celebration at the home of then-goaltending coach Manny Legace in Novi, Mich. Kivlenieks ...
Sudden death of 'Johnny Hockey' means more hard times for beleaguered Columbus Blue Jackets
The organization was rocked when goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was killed in a fireworks accident in July 2021 while attending ...
Richmond23d
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother have died after their bicycles were hit by a car
Goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died in July 2021 when he was struck in the chest by a firework while attending the wedding of then-Blue Jackets goaltending coach Manny Legace's daughter in Michigan.