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4 Nations Face-Off: Team USA captain Mike Eruzione honors Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau
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Before the United States of America and Canada squared off Thursday night in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament , gold medalist Mike Eruzione, honorary captain for Team USA, paid tribute to Johnny Gaudreau .
The captain of the 1980 Olympic team came out to the rink at Boston 's TD Garden wearing a sweater adorned with the late Columbus Blue Jackets star's No. 13.
Eruzione helped author the "Miracle on Ice" against the Soviet Union in the semifinals. Thursday, he chose to honor the memory of the Blue Jackets forward who died at the age of 31 when he and his brother Matthew were struck by a car while they were bicycling. Both brothers died at the scene.
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The man who collided with the Gaudreaus in August has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter.
Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] USA Former hockey player Mike Eruzione (left) and Former Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky stand on the ice for the puck drop prior to the game against Team USA and Team Canada during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images
Team USA has honored Gaudreau many times throughout the tournament among the numerous other memorials since Gaudreau's death .
USA Hockey has dedicated a locker stall to display his No. 13 jersey for games and practices during the tournament.
Guy Gaudreau, Johnny and Matthew's father , skated during a U.S. practice session last week as he's done this season in the NHL with the Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames .
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 4 Nations Face-Off: Team USA's Mike Eruzione honors Johnny Gaudreau
