Gaudreau Children’s Mother Talks About ‘Toughest Time of Our Lives’

The mother of Johnny again Matthew Gaudreau He expressed his gratitude for honoring his late sons after their tragic deaths.

“Thank you to the Columbus Blue Jackets organization, the players, their families, and the entire city of Columbus,” Jane Gaudreau shared via X on Sunday, October 20. “The love and support shown to John, Matty, and our family has helped us through the most difficult times of our lives.”

He added, “This past week, you made our boys feel really special. It was heartwarming to see the outpouring of love for John and the entire Gaudreau family. I wish you all knew Matty – he was a lot like John, and I know you would have loved him too.”

Jane shared a photo from the Tuesday, October 15 tribute, which marked the Blue Jackets’ first home game of the season since the deaths of Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29.

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He also expressed his gratitude to Boston College, where both Johnny and Matthew played, in a video tribute they posted on Friday, October 18.

“Some of our best memories are with our family and friends watching John and Matty play at Boston College ❤️❤️,” Jane wrote on X.

The brothers were hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in Oldmans Township, New Jersey on August 29, the night before they were to be their sister’s publicans. Katie Gaudreauthe marriage of.

During the pre-game event inside Columbus’ Nationwide Arena, a video montage was shown with snippets of Johnny’s interview about his love of hockey.

“Growing up my dad put me on the ice, and I think I was two or three days old,” Johnny said. “He put me on the ice very quickly and quickly put my younger brother on skates. Since then we have been a hockey family.”

Johnny signed a seven-year contract with the Blue Jackets in July 2022 after spending the first eight years of his professional career with the Calgary Flames.

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“Growing up you look back on your childhood and realize this is what I was meant to do,” Johnny said in the tribute video. “I think when everything is ready and done I want to be remembered as a guy who just wanted to be in the ring and be around his friends, close to his family.”

In addition to Jane and her husband Guy Gaudreauthe event was attended by Johnny’s wife Meredith Gaudreau and the two children she shares with Johnny: daughter Noah, 2, and son Johnny, 7 months.

During her eulogy at Johnny and Matthew’s memorial service, Meredith revealed that she is currently pregnant with the couple’s third child.

Matthew left his wife Madeline Gaudreauwho announced that she was pregnant with the couple’s first child following Matthew’s death.