‘Everything a Flame and a Calgarian Should Be’: Calgary Flames Fans Hold Vigil to Honour Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

‘Everything a Flame and a Calgarian Should Be’: Calgary Flames Fans Hold Vigil to Honour Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
Tim Haney (L) at the candlelight vigil honouring former Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew outside the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Sept.4, 2024. Carolina Avendano/The Epoch Times
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CALGARY—Tim Haney is a third-generation Calgarian and lifelong Calgary Flames fan. For decades, he has watched their games and cheered their victories. But on the evening of Sept. 4, he was silent.

He joined thousands of other fans outside the Saddledome arena to hold a 13-minute vigil for hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew who were killed by an alleged drunk driver while cycling in New Jersey on Aug. 29. The vigil was 13 minutes long, in honour of Gaudreau’s jersey number.