{"id":275396,"date":"2025-05-02T05:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/meredith-gaudreau-brought-to-tears-by-deafening-johnny-hockey-chants-during-blue-jackets-final-home-game\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:39","slug":"meredith-gaudreau-brought-to-tears-by-deafening-johnny-hockey-chants-during-blue-jackets-final-home-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/meredith-gaudreau-brought-to-tears-by-deafening-johnny-hockey-chants-during-blue-jackets-final-home-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Meredith Gaudreau &#8220;brought to tears&#8221; by deafening Johnny hockey chants during Blue Jackets&#8217; final home game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4900594\" data-slug-id=\"2500870\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Late NHLer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/johnny-gaudreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Johnny Gaudreau<\/a> and his brother Matthew were killed last year in August in a tragic road accident. Since then, the hockey community has come together to pay special tributes to the memory of the beloved stars from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>On April 17, the Columbus Blue Jackets played their final game of the season at Nationwide Arena. During the game, the crowd broke out into loud \u2018Johnny Hockey\u2019 chants in honor of the former Blue Jackets\u2019 memory.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>This Thursday, Johnny Gaudreau\u2019s wife Meredith noticed a clip of the emotional moment posted by a fan account on Instagram. She reposted the clip on her own stories and wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cJust seeing this. Brought tears to my eyes that night.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"via Instagram\/ @meredithgaudreau_\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1800\" height=\"3200\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"via Instagram\/ @meredithgaudreau_\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/05\/0d979-17461629255928-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201800%203200%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>via Instagram\/ @meredithgaudreau_<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Blue Jackets have been paying special tributes to Johnny Gaudreau\u2019s legacy throughout the 2024-25 NHL season. The team wore helmet stickers featuring his names and numbers, and Johnny&#8217;s jersey number 13 was added as a patch on all player uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>At the home opener, a memorial display was set up and a tribute video was played, while a special banner with his number was raised on the rafters. During the Stadium Series game in March 2025, the Blue Jackets and Red Wings paid further tribute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/news-blew-us-away-johnny-gaudreau-s-wife-meredith-melts-dylan-larkin-red-wings-players-heartwarming-tribute-late-nhler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">with special Gaudreau outfits<\/a> and a video honoring the brothers.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Johnny Gaudreau\u2019s mother thanks USHL and Commissioner Glenn Hefferan<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this year, the USHL created the Gaudreau Award to honor the legacy of late hockey brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. On April 12, Ethan Wyttenbach of the Sioux Falls Stampede was named the first recipient of the award.<\/p>\n<p>The same week, the award was officially presented to him in Sioux Falls. Johnny Gaudreau\u2019s parents Guy and Jane Gaudreau surprised Wyttenbach alongside USHL Commissioner Glenn Hefferan in Sioux Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Jane later<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/news-johnny-gaudreau-s-mother-jane-pens-heartfelt-note-gratitude-ushl-the-gaudreau-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\"> thanked the USHL and Hefferan on X<\/a>, and shared several pictures from their trip. She wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA special thank you to Glenn Hefferan and the @USHL for establishing the award to honor John &amp; Matty Gaudreau. Guy and I were incredibly honored to be invited to Sioux Falls to surprise Ethan Wyttenbach and let him know he was the winner of the Gaudreau Award.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier in the month, the Omaha Lancers also honored the Gaudreau brothers. On April 5, before a game against the Dubuque Fighting Saints, the Lancers held a special tribute ceremony. 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