The entire Columbus Blue Jackets team will attend a Monday service in Media, Pa., for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
It will be at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in suburban Philadelphia and live streamed through the Jackets’ website to the many grieving friends and fans throughout the hockey world.
The brothers died a week ago when struck from behind by a car while riding their bicycles on a rural road in their home state of New Jersey, the night before the scheduled wedding of their sister.
Sean Higgins, the 43-year-old man charged with two counts of death by auto and alcohol-related offences, had his first pre-trial hearing on Thursday postponed until Sept. 13 to allow his recently appointed attorneys more time to prepare.
On Thursday, player agent Lewis Gross added a touching send-off for his two clients with a statement.
According to the criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press, Higgins told authorities he drank “5-6 beers” prior to the crash and admitted to consuming alcohol while driving.