Last night rumors started on the Phillies subreddit that Johnny Gaudreau was in a cycling accident involving an impaired driver.
Today we awaken to the confirmed news
Hug your loved ones and tell them You love them. None of us are immune to tragedy.
by Freethinker9
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More context: the reports started with the post in the Phillies sub and continued to spread like wildfire on Twitter.
Posts leaked from a group text sent by an apparent medical examiner that claimed it was Johnny and in the group chat there was a photo of a note pad with notes with the car model and the name of the person involved in the accident “Johnny”
At this time we didn’t really know much more but assumptions ran rampant with people flooding the local police department with phone calls where they police would neither confirm nor deny the reports of Johnny’s involvement.
It was reported that Johnny and his Brother Matthew were avid cyclists and in their hometown for their sisters wedding
Let’s keep our fellow NHL family in our thoughts today.
Rest In Heaven ❤️❤️
Damn, sad for his family. He always seemed like a guy you’d want on your team.
Heartbreaking. Thoughts and prayers to his friends and family.
Wow!!!! R.I.P. Johnny and Matthew. This is a reminder to all the cyclists out there to be vigilant. You can be dead to the right and still end up dead wrong.
Jonny hockey, damn what a loss. Bicycles just don’t belong on roads with cars. What a loss to hockey
Edit: yes drunk drivers are the worst. Cars and bicycles still do not belong together, they don’t even have a chance of surviving
🙏🏼🙏🏼that’s tough !
I don’t even know what to say. You just take it for granted that people are going to still be here tomorrow.
It’s almost too tragic to even think about. I feel heavy with grief and I don’t even know these people. The world is such a cruel place and everything can be over in an instant.
🙁 Such an absolutely sad turn of events..
Absolutely horrible. I feel so bad for their family
They were home for their sister’s wedding, how absolutely heartbreaking.
Omg.
Hockey fans should head over to the CBJ sub and express condolences. They’re hurting.
Rest easy Johnny Hockey. The whole hockey world is thinking of his family. Just terrible.
As an avid cyclist it’s so sad and scary to read. Heartbroken for their family
Holy Gretzky. This is horrible! Sticks out tonight. 🙏🏻
What a loss. RIP Johnny.
So terrible, can’t imagine the feeling for that family 🫂 I hope they can all take the time they need to grieve
Really hate seeing anything like this for anyone. Sorry to the family right now. Nothing you can say can make that better