Former <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Calgary Flames&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://calgaryherald.com/category/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" data-link-type="backlink" href="https://calgaryherald.com/category/sports/hockey/nhl/calgary-flames/">Calgary Flames</a> player Johnny Gaudreau, who was <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;killed after being struck by a vehicle&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/johnny-gaudreau-nhl-star-dies-at-31&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/johnny-gaudreau-nhl-star-dies-at-31" target="_blank">killed after being struck by a vehicle</a> while cycling with his brother Thursday, had written an open letter to Calgary.

The letter was published in July 2022 after Gaudreau decided to leave the team to become a free agent <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;after playing with them for more than a decade&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/player/johnny-gaudreau-8476346&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/player/johnny-gaudreau-8476346" target="_blank">after playing with them for more than a decade</a>. He eventually signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets the same month.

Gaudreau was killed in a cycling accident along with his brother on Thursday.{ai:summary}<p>Johnny Gaudreau, former Calgary Flames player, died in a cycling accident while riding with his brother. He had previously written an open letter to Calgary in July 2022 after leaving the Flames to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets. #sports</p>

'Hockey in Calgary is just different': Gaudreau's open letter to the city on why he left Flames

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