The Calgary Flames plan to repurpose items left at a memorial for brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau into fundraisers for local charities. The brothers were tragically killed by a drunk driver on August 29 while biking in New Jersey.
The team has approached this difficult time with compassion, creating a digital memory book of items donated by fans and transforming hockey sticks and jerseys into benches and blankets for charitable donations.
Additionally, the Flames Foundation will contribute to the Calgary Food Bank and support other local initiatives using various memorial items.