Overview

• Meredith Gaudreau published an essay in The Players’ Tribune on the first Father’s Day since her husband Johnny’s death.
• She recounts the morning of August 29, 2024, when Johnny prepared breakfast for their children before leaving with his brother Matthew.
• Meredith describes the shock of learning both her husband and brother-in-law died in a New Jersey bicycle collision with an alleged drunk driver.
• She shares memories of revealing her pregnancy a week before the accident and her experience raising newborn son Carter without Johnny.
• The hockey community and her family have rallied around her as she continues to honor Johnny’s legacy through their three young children.