Dojatí Američané věnovali zlato tragicky zesnulému parťákovi: Johnny byl naším vzorem

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Stockholm (od našeho zpravodaje) – Svůj poslední zápas v životě odehrál Gaudreau loni na šampionátu v Praze ve čtvrtfinále s Českem. V srpnu ho poté v 31 letech společně s bratrem Matthewem srazil opilý řidič.

Vzpomínky na legendárního útočníka s přezdívkou „Johnny Hockey“ ale znovu ožily. „Měli jsme jeho dres vyvěšený v kabině po celý turnaj. Všichni jsme na něj mysleli, protože on byl skvělá osobnost. Nikdy jsem o něm neslyšel nic špatného,“ vykládal forvard Cutter Gauthier.

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Američané symbolicky i s dresem Johnnyho Gaudreaua.

Jeho spoluhráči Matthew Beniersovi se při zmínce zesnulého krajana zaleskly oči. „Jenom o tom mluvím a chce se mi brečet. Je úžasné, že jsme takhle mohli uctít jeho památku a položit jeho dres na pohár,“ říkal dojatě. „Na druhou stranu jsme smutní, chybí nám,“ líčil Beniers.

Nadšeně o Gaudreauově památce mluvil také gólman Swayman. „Tohle vítězství je pro něj. Pro americký hokej i všechny naše hokejisty toho udělal hrozně moc, byl vzorem,“ prohlásil jeden z hrdinů zlatého výběru.

Hokejisté USA si každopádně pořádně vychutnávali nepoznané pocity. Vždyť Američané ovládli mistrovství světa jen v roce 1933. A triumf mají i z roku 1960, kdy byl šampionát součástí olympiády. „Měli jsme extra motivaci. Už jsme si říkali, že je čas s tím něco udělat,“ usmíval se útočník Drew O’Connor. „Kvůli play off NHL samozřejmě MS nemá tolik pozornosti, kolik by si zasloužilo. Ale my jsme chtěli udělat týmový úspěch,“ pokračoval.

I po slovech Swaymana, parťáka Davida Pastrňáka z Bostonu, by význam světového šampionátu ve Spojených státech mohl vzrůst. „Tenhle turnaj mě neuvěřitelně posunul jako člověka. Získal jsem hromadu sebevědomí, našel zase svoji hru. Znovu jsem byl šťastný a spoustu jsem se toho naučil. Je to zlomový okamžik mého života. Nemůžu být nadšenější než právě teď,“ rozplýval se brankář po vychytané nule. „Navíc jsme zvedli laťku pro další Američany,“ poznamenal.

MS v hokeji 2025

88. ročník mistrovství světa v hokeji byl na programu v termínu od 9. do 25. května 2025. Hostilo jej Švédsko a Dánsko, konkrétně města Stockholm a Herning a z mistrovského titulu se radují hokejisté USA.

Teď už stojí před zlatým týmem jediný úkol. Pořádně úspěch oslavit. „Užijeme si teď trochu srandy v kabině. A snad ráno stihneme autobus na letiště,“ culil se O’Connor.

Nejmladší výběr na turnaji by se mohl dočkat také pozvánky do Bílého domu. „Snad nás pozvou, uvidíme,“ podotkl 21letý Gauthier, jenž coby rodák ze Skelleftey slavil v mateřské zemi už druhý triumf, před dvěma roky ve Švédsku získal titul na mistrovství dvacítek. „Dva ze dvou, to je slušná úspěšnost. Snad sem dají ještě další turnaje,“ usmíval se Gauthier.

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