{"id":14219,"date":"2024-09-01T01:08:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/?p=11606"},"modified":"2024-09-01T01:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:08:50","slug":"nhl-star-johnny-gaudreau-31-and-his-brother-tragically-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/?p=14219","title":{"rendered":"NHL Star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and His Brother Tragically Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother, Matthew, were tragically killed on Thursday, August 29, after being struck by a car while riding bikes on Stumpy Lane in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Columbus Blue Jackets, Johnny\u2019s team, expressed their devastation on X, saying, \u201cJohnny was not only a great hockey player, but more significantly a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.\u201d They highlighted Johnny\u2019s passion for the game and his profound impact on the team and sport, noting that his joy was felt by everyone who watched him play.<\/p>\n<p>NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman also shared his condolences, calling Johnny one of the League\u2019s \u201cbrightest young stars\u201d during his 11 seasons in the NHL. He extended heartfelt sympathies to Johnny\u2019s wife Meredith, their children Noa and Johnny, and the rest of the Gaudreau family.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that the driver involved in the accident stayed at the scene, and authorities suspect the driver was under the influence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-18652\" src=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_1-4.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_1-4.png 1340w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_1-4-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_1-4-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_1-4-768x475.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This heartbreaking news comes as a significant loss to the hockey community, with many expressing their grief and asking for prayers for the Gaudreau family.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother, Matthew, were tragically killed on Thursday, August 29, after being struck by a car while riding bikes on Stumpy Lane in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. The Columbus Blue Jackets, Johnny\u2019s team, expressed their devastation on X, saying, \u201cJohnny was not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}