hello my viewers I'm glad that you are watching and for the new person here please kindly subscribe to hmtv and I will be glad so I have news for you regarding the celebration of life of the late NHL Allstar player Johnny garro the night before their younger sister's wedding two brothers and soon to be groomsmen from a tight-knit hockey family rode their bikes down a County Road not far from their southern New Jersey Hometown instead of celebrating this weekend their family now has two funerals to plan as the Sports World Mourns the sun had set over oldman's Township Thursday evening as Johnny Gordo 31 and Matthew Gordo 29 cycled near the fog line along County Route 551 there were good things on the horizon for Johnny and Matthew two talented hockey players who tore up the ice for a season together at Boston College before Johnny widely known as Johnny hockey would be drafted by the NHL's Calgary Flames in 2011 straight out of college to launch a stellar professional career their family was expanding they were ready to welcome another brother into the fold Friday as their sister Katie garro prepared to Wed the love of her life in Gloucester City New Jersey near Philadelphia Matthew Gordo's wife melene Gordo is expecting the couple's first child according to an online baby registry for the couple the former High School hockey coach and future dad proudly held up an ultrasound strip showing his unborn baby boy trip who is due to be born in December on Thursday night as the godo family prepared for a wedding a Jeep driver with the smell of alcohol later detected on his breath police said traveled Northbound on the same road as the cycling godo Brothers sha Higgins 43 later told New Jersey State Police he had consumed five or six beers that night Higgins was attempting to pass a slower moving sedan and SUV by entering the southbound lane and was able to pass the sedan authorities said the driver of the SUV spotting the goldrow brothers cycling on the road moved to the middle of the South and Northbound Lanes to pass the brothers safely according to a probable cause affidavit filed with the Salem County Superior Court Friday higgins's next move transformed the Thursday night Bike Ride of Brothers into tragedy the driver attempted to pass the SUV on the right and struck Johnny and Matthew Gordo they would not live to see their sister say I do Johnny the Beloved NHL Hockey Star who was a husband and father of two children died on County Route 551 with his younger brother that night authorities said the fact that they were together is horrific but ironic because they were that tight of family Boston College men's hockey team head coach Greg Brown said at a Friday news conference Higgins who first appeared Friday in court is being held without bond at the Salem County Correctional Facility pending A detention motion hearing on September 5th according to Salem County Court Criminal Division manager Crystal Harris he potentially faces a maximum of 10 years in New Jersey state prison coach to G Dr said in a statement that he brought a ton of Joy To Hockey condolences poured in throughout the weekend for the brothers at sporting events and makeshift memorials across the country so as the management of hmtv we continue to send our deepest sympathies to the family of Johnny Gordo rest well King