i will literally never forget the day we signed Johnny Hockey. it came out of fucking no where, and I literally paced my house for half an hour because I was so amped that I couldn't sit down. Him signing with Columbus truly felt like a gust of hope into the franchise that the team now carries with them as part of his legacy. i've been thinking about that bit from Phineas and Ferb of the "if I had a nickel every time ****** happened, I'd have two nickels! That isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice!" because that's honestly how I've felt since seeing the team's statement first thing this morning after Kivi's death in 2022.my heart has absolutely ached all day, thinking of Johnny and Matthew's families and friends.












