Johnny Gaudreau's Widow Makes Heartbreaking Announcement At Brothers’ Memorial

The late NHL star and his wife had only just gotten the news, which was “a total surprise," she said at a memorial service for him and his brother, Matthew.

Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, in a heart-wrenching eulogy for her late NHL player husband on Monday, announced that she is pregnant with their third child.

Speaking at a memorial service for the Columbus Blue Jackets star and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, Meredith Gaudreau said that they had only just learned about the pregnancy, which came as “a total surprise.” The couple already has two children, a boy and a girl, who are under the age of 2.

“John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life,” she said. “There’s specifically one week that I will cherish forever ― it will be my favorite week of my life out of those six months. We’re actually a family of five. I’m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby.”

“His reaction was just immediately kissing me and hugging me, even though I was driving the car,” she went on.

The two brothers, ages 31 and 29, were killed on Aug. 29 after being struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes outside of Philadelphia. Their deaths came hours before their sister’s wedding that was planned for nearby.