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Boston College Hockey Honors Gaudreau Brothers, Tony Voce

"Johnny Gaudreau was magic on the ice. He could do things with that puck most people couldn't," longtime fan Steven Spellman said.

(CBS Boston)

October 21, 2024

BOSTON - A powerful moment of silence and stillness inside Conte Forum Friday, in honor of the immeasurable losses of three hockey heroes this summer. BC legends Tony Voce, and brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau died suddenly this summer.

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"Three stellar players that played up here that were class acts, great gentlemen and to lose all three of them at such a young age is just heartbreaking," said longtime fan Steven Spellman.

Voce who played on the Eagles' 2001 national championship team died suddenly in July; he was 43. The Gaudreaus were killed in late August, hit by a suspected drunk driver as they rode their bikes near their boyhood home in New Jersey the night before their sister's wedding.

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