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Boston College in Honor of the Gaudreau Brothers, Tony Voce
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Boston College in Honor of the Gaudreau Brothers, Tony Voce

BOSTON – Boston College will honor former hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau and Tony Voce this season with uniform patches, a team bench sign and other tributes.

All three passed away this summer. The Gaudreau brothers were hit by a car while biking in New Jersey the day before their sister’s wedding. Voce, a member of the Eagles’ 2001 national championship team, died suddenly at age 43; no cause of death has been released.

The school said there will be a moment of silence before Friday’s home opener against American International College, as well as a video tribute. The Eagles will wear a patch with “TV”, “JG” and “MG”, and the initials will also be on the Conte Forum signs.

During warm-ups before the Hockey East opener against Maine on Nov. 8, all members of the BC team will wear Voce or one of the Gaudreaus jerseys. The school’s trophy case has also been reconfigured to honor the players.

Winner of the 2014 Hobey Baker Award as the best player in college hockey, “Johnny Hockey” was a member of BC’s 2012 NCAA team and played 11 years in the NHL for Calgary and Columbus. His younger brother, Matthew, was a two-time Beanpot champion who led the Eagles in points as a senior.

Voce was a first-team All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist in 2004.

The BC tributes are the latest in an outpouring of sadness from the hockey community.