Donations Pour in for Gaudreau's Widow

Outpouring of support and donations for Gaudreau family
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Posted Sep 3, 2024 3:00 PM CDT
Donations Pour in for Gaudreau's Widow
Shiloh Rivera, facing, mourns with Hylas Stemen of Columbus, at the makeshift memorial set up by fans for Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, was fatally struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle on Thursday.   (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

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)

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