Cole Caufield shows his respect for the late Gaudeau after scoring
Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield paid his respects for the late Johnny Gaudreau after scoring the first goal of the year for the Montreal Canadiens tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Early during his playing years, Cole Caufield once wore the number 13 on his jersey because of Johnny Gaudreau. Not long after Johnny Gaudreua's death, Cole Caufield announced he would be wearing number 13 this season to honour Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau who were both killed on August 19th.
Cole Caufield tonight has opened the scoring for the Montreal Canadiens against the Toronto Maple Leafs while wearing the number 13 on his back.
Slafkovsky set Caufield up with a cross crease pass on the power play for the opening night goal, and not long after Caufield scored, as he skated through centre ice he pointed to the sky.
After changing his number to 13 during the off-season, he mentioned in a statement that he once got to play with his childhood hero at the World Championship for Team USA.
Meredith Gaudreau, Johnny's wife made a statement on Instagram to Cole Caufield after he changed his number to 13 in the off-season.
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Canadiens' Caufield Scores Season-Opening Goal While Wearing No. 13 To Honor Gaudreau
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