Johnny Gaudreau's Wife, Meredith Gaudreau, Mourns NHL Star's Death With Touching Tribute

The Columbus Blue Jackets player and his brother, Matthew, were riding bicycles when they were killed in a suspected drunken driving incident.

Meredith Gaudreau shared a touching tribute to her late husband, NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, who was killed alongside his brother in a suspected drunken driving incident this week.

In an Instagram post on Saturday, Gaudreau shared a slideshow of photos of her and her husband, writing in the post’s caption that their time together had been “the best years” of her life.

“Despite losing you, I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours,” she wrote. “I love you so so much. You were perfect. Some days it felt too good to be true. I love every single thing about you.”

“You are my forever and I can’t wait to be with you again. I love you so much forever and ever,” she continued.

In a separate post, Gaudreau praised the late hockey player as a great dad, saying he “never missed a single appointment.”