‘They will remain in our hearts forever’: Blue Jackets GM, players remember Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets President and General Manager Don Waddell along with several players spoke publicly for the first time about the loss of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew on Wednesday.

The Gaudreau brothers were killed by a suspected drunken driver last week in their home state of New Jersey on the eve of their sister’s wedding.

Waddell began Wednesday’s press conference by saying the outpouring of love from Columbus, the sports world and across the world for Johnny and Matthew has been remarkable.

“From New Jersey to Boston, Calgary to Columbus and everywhere in between have inspired us with expressions of love and support. I know that means the world to the Gaudreau family and it means …