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Gassoff was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in 1977. He and his pregnant wife, Diane, had been invited to a postseason barbecue at teammate Garry Unger's 200-acre (0.81 km 2) farm near Gray Summit, Mo.
Played in the NHL for the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. Across parts of 11 NHL seasons, was a 7-time NHL All Star, NHL All-Rookie Team selection, one-time NHL First All-Star Team selection, and the 2017 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Gaudreau's brother and retired ice hockey player, Matthew, was killed in the same crash.
He was also the ex-fiancé of reality television star Savannah Chrisley, and appeared on her family's hit show "Chrisley Knows Best."
motorcycle crash June 2, 1972 [66] [67] Harry Kessel: 47 head linesman: National Football League unknown October 9, 1972 [68] [69] George Ellis: 53 field judge: National Football League unknown illness July 31, 1974 [70] [71] Vince Jacob: 51 side judge: National Football League heart attack October 26, 1982 [72] Dick Jorgensen: 56 referee ...
Adam Johnson was involved in an in-game collision where his throat was slashed by an opposing player's skate. Former NHL player dies in 'freak accident' during hockey game Skip to main content
Adam Johnson, a former National Hockey League player who was a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins for two seasons between 2018 and 2020, has passed away. He was 29. He was 29.
Michel Edouard Brière (October 21, 1949 – April 13, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1969–70. Following his rookie season with the Penguins, Brière was involved in a car accident in which he suffered major head trauma.
Gaudreau's death marks the second time an active Blue Jackets player has been killed in an accident in recent years. In 2021, goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was killed in a fireworks incident in Michigan.