Meredith Gaudreau He says he is “ok” seven months after his husband’s timeless and shocking death Johnny Gaudreau – And the hockey community is a large part of the reason why.
“These moments help me,” Meredith told Espn during intermission to the Blue Jackets game and Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, March 1. “Everyone makes it really special, it makes it nice. And see the whole NHL, everything, a special moment for John is so nice to see. And it is very nice to be part and have our entire family.”
Meredith said the impact of her late husband “surprises me” to this day. “I am caught out of guard, but I’m like … I get it. It was so special. And even I was with some of Detroit’s women today and they all wore their pin.”
Johnny and his brother Matthew Gaudreau They were killed by a suspected drunken driver in August 2024 while cycling in the municipality of Oldmans, New Jersey, just a day before their sister married.
Meredith and her two children helped Directs the blue jackets to the ice during the game on Saturday night. Meredith, who wore a jacket of white blue jackets in the style of Letterman in honor of her husband, is also pregnant with the couple’s third child.
The former Johnny teammates also offered their own tribute. The team reached the game with their “Signature Fit”: a blue hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black boots and a black cap.
“His style was definitely unique, more relaxed,” defended the team Zach Werenski He said through NHL.com on Saturday. “He brought the same things all the time. I think this is what made him a special person in a sense, what he was. Part of this was his style. We just thought it was a great idea to dress like him. “
Meredith also participated in the plan and helped the team to originate everything they needed for the great revelation. The team captain Boone jenner He told NHL.com Meredith “helped us a lot with the pictures” and also managed to obtain the necessary sweatshirts of the Avalon Surf store of Avalon, New Jersey.
“When we see these dresses, we think of him and reminds us,” Jenner said. “It’s very special to us. We wanted to ensure that we put the right pieces to pay tribute to it in the correct way. I think it’s a good tribute to how it is done. He is not hockey team, only street clothes, plus the person he was and the good memories we have. “”