Cole Caufield to wear Johnny Gaudreau’s number

On the heels of the tragedy involving brothers Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau, both of whom died at the hands of a hit-and-run driver in New Jersey last Thursday, Montréal Canadiens player Cole Caufield announced he was changing his number to pay tribute.

The man and player he considered his hero as a player wore number 13, and that’s exactly the number Cole Caufield will wear this season when he lines up for the Habs.

While the entire hockey world is still reeling from the senseless death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Cole Caufield is making a gesture that is sure to have an impact all season long as he takes to the ice not only at the Bell Centre, but also at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, where the late superstar played, and at the Saddledome in Calgary, his former home rink.