Jack Johnson may no longer be on the Colorado Avalanche, but he still won his first Stanley Cup with the team just a handful of months ago.
On Wednesday, the Avalanche raised the banner on their Stanley Cup winning year in front of their fans to begin the 2022-23 season. And what a moment it was! “All the Small Things” made a triumphant return during a cool sing-along with Blink-182 member Mark Hoppus in attendance as all the stops were pulled out for a once-in-a-lifetime moment.
And to cap it all off was an awesome banner raising ceremony to solidify the Avalanche’s victory for all time. Johnson, a current member of the Chicago Blackhawks, joined his former team on the ice for the banner raising in an incredibly awesome — and classy! — moment.
This is awesome 🥺
The Avs invited their former teammate Jack Johnson onto the ice with them for the banner raising ceremony pic.twitter.com/kIfZDR8bzT
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 13, 2022
Jack Johnson taking in the Avs Cup celebration video pic.twitter.com/Boi0UWFeS8
— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) October 13, 2022
Talk about an emotional moment for Johnson to cap off his time with the Avalanche. And quite fortuitous too that the former Colorado defenseman was playing against his old team with his new one to open the season!
NHL fans absolutely loved this moment between Johnson and his former Avalanche teammates.
Watching Jack Johnson in his new Blackhawks jersey join his “old” teammates for the raising of the banner and one final team picture will give all the feels…
— Zach Bye (@byesline) October 13, 2022
Ok. Jack Johnson hopping in there has to be one of the coolest moments I’ve ever seen
— J.J. Jerez (@JJoftheYear) October 13, 2022
Jack Johnson hopping on with the boys one last time to watch the banner raising is one the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
— Tell It Avs It Is Podcast (@TellitAvsItIs) October 13, 2022
What an awesome moment seeing Jack Johnson welcomed into the Avs Stanley Cup banner raising, even though he's wearing his Blackhawks sweater. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/WLP9e0bfso
— Marshall Zelinger (@Marshall9News) October 13, 2022
Jack Johnson joining his former teammates on the ice to watch the banner go up might be one of the coolest things I’ve seen in sports in a while.
— Donny Brandt (@donbrandt) October 13, 2022
Cool moment for Jack Johnson. https://t.co/xaVKG8Zpgl
— Jay Zawaski (@jayzawaski) October 13, 2022
Feeling very normal about Jack Johnson joining the team on the ice 🥲
— Meghan Angley (@rightbyroy) October 13, 2022
Absolutely love Jack Johnson is right there with them on the ice to celebrate this#GoAvsGo
— Locked on Stanley Cup Champions🏆🏔️🎙️ (@LOPN_Avalanche) October 13, 2022
Jack Johnson is on the ice with his former teammates to watch the #StanleyCup banner raising, and I'm in tears. That's amazing. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/LplgTsrdkL
— Nate (@NatePower) October 13, 2022
Whoever told Jack Johnson to be a part of the celebration, thank you. Or if he did it on his own, I appreciate no one intervening. He deserves to celebrate the moment 💯#GoAvsGo @Avalanche
— PlanetAvalanche (@fAVoritesORnot) October 13, 2022
Jack Johnson jumping into the banner raising festivities in opposing sweater is kind of dope. Must be a first?
— Mike Schaefer (@MikeSchaefer14) October 13, 2022
Love that Jack Johnson got in there with the boys. Happy for him, and wish him the best with the Hawks
— Chris Zoeller (@5280Avs) October 13, 2022
