The bench was made from the hockey sticks and pucks left in tribute to Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau on the steps of the Saddledome. It was fitting, then, that the first two people to sit on the new bench at Flames Community Arenas were Johnny Gaudreau’s two young children,

Late NHL stars Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau’s family attended Friday's matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames at Nationwide Arena.

It was an emotional morning at Calgary Flames practice with Guy Gaudreau, the father of the late John, and Matthew Gaudreau, who joined the team on the ice.