Donations Pour in for Gaudreau's Widow

More tributes are pouring in for NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey as they were biking. So are the donations. Matthew's widow Madeline is expecting the couple's first child in December, and a GoFundMe set up by Madeline's sister has raised more than $550,000 as of 3pm EDT Tuesday.

A long list of current and former players are among the 7,700+ donors. The family of New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin gave $3,000, while Matt Duchene of the Dallas Stars gave $2,013. Cliff Rucker, owner of the ECHL's Worcester Railers HC for whom Matthew played two seasons from 2017-19, is the current top donor at $10,000. The total currently stands at $550,405 — well beyond the initial $30,000 goal.

(This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)