Johnny Gaudreau’s wife, Meredith Gaudreau, is highlighting the late NHL star’s “unbreakable” bond with his brother Matthew after they were killed in a bicycle accident — and is asking Matthew to “take care” of her late husband.
On Saturday, September 21, weeks after the brothers were killed while cycling in New Jersey, Meredith shared a throwback to part of Matthew’s speech from her and Johnny’s September 2021 wedding.
The clip began with Matthew thanking the then-newlyweds’ parents for “putting together such a beautiful wedding” before going on to talk about his close relationship with his brother.
Johnny Gaudreau’s wife speaks out after NHL star and brother killed in tragic accident: ‘You were perfect’
“John and I have been inseparable our whole lives,” he began, as he saw the break between his speech and Johnny beaming next to Meredith as they watched him address their guests.
Johnny (left) and Meredith Gaudreau at their September 2021 wedding.
Johnny Gaudreau/Instagram
Matthew continued: “Whenever you saw me, John was right there. Whenever you saw John, I followed him.”
“When we got older and weren’t together because of hockey, we still cared about each other,” he added before the clip ended.
In the caption, Meredith added a note to her late brother-in-law asking him to continue to “take care” of her husband in death.
“Take care of John for me Matty 🖤🤍 I love you both and miss you,” she wrote. “Give John a big kiss from me 😘😘😘.”
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The 11-year NHL veteran, 31, and his brother, 29, were killed after an allegedly drunken driver hit them near their hometown of Salem County, New Jersey, on Thursday, August 29, the night before their sister’s wedding.
After their sudden deaths, Meredith, as well as Matthew’s widow, Madeline, shared several posts mourning the loss of their husbands.
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Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in 2014.
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Both women are also currently pregnant, Madeline with her and Matthew’s first child and Meredith with her and Johnny’s third baby. Meredith announced the news at the brothers’ memorial service earlier this month.
One of Meredith and Johnny’s two children, daughter Noah, is about to turn 2, which seems to be difficult for the widow, she recently shared on social media.
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Along with a throwback snap of her late husband, which she shared on Friday, September 20, Meredith wrote that she’s having a “hard time” as Noah’s milestone approaches.
“She likes to watch daddy videos before bed, especially her ‘daddy hockey’ requests which led me to these videos,” she wrote of the toddler. “Loves to watch him play and cheers for him on the screen. His biggest fan.”
Noah and her dad “loved each other very much,” Meredith said, adding that the one-year-old “even has the same freckle as him on her right cheek.”
“And as she approaches turning 2, I’m told their personalities are becoming more and more similar ❤️ and I can’t wait for that to continue,” she concluded.
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