Johnny Hockey joins illustrious list of the game's greatest from the past 25 years
Today, Chuck Berry’s 1958 hit reverberates through our collective soul.
Johnny B. Goode, indeed.
Forty-eight hours after Flames legend and Hall-of-Famer Jarome Iginla was enshrined as part of the same, elite grouping, Johnny Hockey has officially been named to the NHL’s Quarter-Century Team.
Gaudreau joins Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Auston Matthews, Leon Draisaitil and Connor McDavid – all players who debuted after 2010 – to round out the impressive skater class.
Johnny Hockey has been named to the NHL’s Quarter-Century Team
Regular-season stats: 243 goals, 500 assists, 743 points, 763 games
Postseason stats: 11 goals, 22 assists, 33 points, 42 games
Awards: Won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2016-17.
Johnny ❤️
#13 has been named to the #NHLQCTeam 🔥 Congratulations to the Gaudreau family – we’re sending our love from Calgary! pic.twitter.com/17HEUgYBRH
Bio: Selected by the Flames in the fourth round (No. 104) of the 2011 NHL Draft, the 5-foot-9, 157-lb. winger quickly became one of the League’s most exciting players while proving that smaller players could succeed in the NHL. He helped the Flames reach the playoffs five times, his biggest moment coming when he scored in overtime of Game 7 of the 2022 Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars. Nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” Gaudreau played his first eight seasons in Calgary before signing with the Blue Jackets on July 13, 2022. He played two seasons in Columbus, recording 33 goals and 134 points in 161 games, before tragedy struck on Aug. 29, 2024, when he and younger brother, Matthew, were taken from us.
The Flames and Jackets honour the Gaudreaus
The Quarter-Century Team was selected via fan vote from Feb. 12 to April 1. The fan vote followed the reveal of all 32 NHL clubs’ first and second teams, which were announced earlier this year.
