Johnny Gaudreau given standing ovation in return to Calgary (video)

The fans may have booed him whenever he touched the puck and during his penalty shot in the first period, but those boos were quickly ended once the Calgary Flames played a video tribute for their former star, Johnny Gaudreau.

Gaudreau didn't watch most of the video tribute, keeping his head down while sitting on the Columbus bench, but once it was done, he saluted the crowd as both benches were also up, banging their sticks on the boards for the 29-year-old.

The Salem (New Jersey) native spent parts of nine seasons in the NHL with the Flames, amassing 609 points (210 goals, 399 assists) and 132 penalty minutes in 602 games. Gaudreau added 33 points in 42 playoff games.

Johnny Gaudreau didn't look up for much of his video tribute, but Flames fans gave him a nice standing ovation when it was done 👏 pic.twitter.com/e1boDKKNL4— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) January 24, 2023

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