Johnny Gaudreau's former team Columbus Blue Jackets announce plans to honor late NHL star after tragic death

During the upcoming NHL season, the Columbus Blue Jackets plan to honor their former star, the late Johnny Gaudreau, in several ways following his tragic death last month.

The Blue Jackets' first preseason game will be on the road against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, with Columbus players wearing a sticker on their helmets.

The sticker has a blue and gray border and features Gaudreau in capital letters with two doves between numbers 13 and 21. Johnny wore number 13 throughout his career, while his younger brother Matthew, who also passed away last month, wore number 21 at Boston College.

Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau tragically died late last month while riding their bicycles on a New Jersey road the day before their sister Katie's wedding.

Katie's wedding was postponed as the Gaudreau family mourned their losses.

Before the Blue Jackets' first home game since the Gaudreau brothers' deaths against the Blues on Wednesday, a minute of silence will be held in their honor.

Proceeds from several of the team’s 50/50 raffles also go to the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation.

Beginning with the Blue Jackets' first regular season game on the road against the Wild, Columbus players will wear a patch featuring Johnny's number 13.

The Blue Jackets will also honor the memory of the Gaudreau brothers at their first regular season home game on October 15 against the Florida Panthers. All fans in attendance will receive a patch with the number 13, which the players will wear.

The Gaudreau brothers were believed to have been riding their bicycles on the eve of their sister Katie's wedding when the fatal accident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. in Oldmans Township, Salem County, New Jersey.

The two were struck and killed by another vehicle. The vehicle was driven by 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of Woodstown, New Jersey. He is suspected to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

In documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Higgins admitted to police that he had drunk “5-6 beers” before getting behind the wheel of his Jeep Grand Cherokee and crashing into the back of Johnny and Matthew.