Johnny Gaudreau was excited to get another season going with the Columbus Blue Jackets and was hoping to build off the 12 goals and 60 points he had with the team in his 81 games played last season. Unfortunately, fans will never get to see him don a Blue Jackets jersey again due to this unthinkable act.
This unspeakable tragedy has affected countless amounts of people around the hockey world today. Now that the details of what exactly occurred have been revealed, everyone is hoping that swift action will be taken to ensure that the culprit, Sean Higgins, will be put behind bars for a very long time. No one should have to lose their life over a drunk driver.