The Candlelight Vigil In Calgary For The Gaudreau Brothers

4 months ago  /  Kuklas Korner

from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
It was the type of silence Johnny Gaudreau knew well.
The kind one of his slick setups would induce in opposing rinks around the NHL.
For 13 minutes upwards of 10,000 jersey-clad fans stood at the west stairs of the Saddledome Wednesday night, holding their cell phones aloft with virtual candlelight flickering on the screens.
As they did, the only sounds other than a hovering drone were of those sniffling, or crying.
The sun had just set, the bagpipes had finished and there stood the Sea of Red Eyes looking up at Flames players, staff, alumni and family members who had gathered 22 steps above the crowd.
Flames luminaries like Lanny McDonald, Jarome Iginla, Craig Conroy and their families looked back at the masses, heads bowed in memory of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
Both groups took comfort in the company of one another, as great communities do.
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