Henrik Lundqvist has classy words about Johnny Gaudreau
As the world still continues to mourn the tragic passing of NHL all-star Jonny Gaudreau, many hockey legends around the world have been rallying together.
The Gaudreaus grew up outside Philadelphia and were in town for their sister's wedding, which had been scheduled for the day after their deaths. They were hit by a suspected drunken driver.
According to Fox, Hall of Fame goalie Henrik Lundqvist remains shaken up by the tragedy.
"Obviously, it's such a tragedy. It's had a huge effect on all the players in the hockey community," the New York Rangers legend said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
"Hockey community is tight. I played against Johnny, met Johnny a bunch at All-Star events through friends, super-nice guy. His brother, I never met, but listening to people talk about them as brothers and family, they were great people. It was a tough couple days when you heard the news and just sad."
"When the game is over, the game is over. I loved going to All-Star weekends or national team tournaments - you get to spend time with players you play against, fight against, but now, you're on the same team, or you get an opportunity to get to know everyone. That's always a great thing about hockey."
Henrik Lundqvist goes into detail about what Johnny Gaudreau meant to him as a person. The former NHL goalie recalls memorable memories at NHL all-star tournaments and national events where he got to know Johnny on a personal level. Despite this being one of the worst tragedies in the history of the sport, this was an extremely classy and vulnerable gesture by Henrik "the king" Lundqvist.
Oilers Insider would like to send their continued sympathies to all those impacted by this horrible tragedy.
source: FOX
NHL legend Henrik Lundqvist reflects on Johnny Gaudreau's death: 'Such a tragedy'
