'You Were Perfect'

Gaudreau's wife, Meredith, shares a touching tribute to her late husband

The hockey world is grieving.

And in the Gaudreau household, the heartbreak is unimaginable.

On Saturday, Johnny Gaudreau’s wife, Meredith, shared a touching tribute to her late husband with a pair of Instagram posts that gave us all a glimpse into the beautiful life they built together.

“Despite losing you, I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours,” Meredith wrote. “You are my forever and I can’t wait to be with you again. I love you so much forever and ever.”

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A post shared by Meredith Gaudreau (@meredithgaudreau_)

Over the past two days, tributes have continued to pour in from the Flames family and across the sporting world as we honour the life of No. 13.

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Trying to find the right words today is not easy.
You were a hell of a hockey player but it’s the person Johnny that always is going to be with me, one of my closest friends, it didn’t matter if we hadn’t spoken in a day or a week we always knew where we had each other!
There… https://t.co/oFPW1VaTkW
— Rasmus Andersson (@RAndersson19) August 30, 2024

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Support Madeline and Baby Tripp After Tragedy https://t.co/b6MzdsPoYC
— E.J. Hradek (@EJHradek_NHL) August 30, 2024

Devastated by the loss of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. Sending my deepest condolences and love to their family.
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) August 30, 2024

Insane man! ‍♂️ . I instantly got so downand sad after reading the story. My thoughts and prayers goes out to the Gaudreau family! May Johnny and Matthew fly high, guide/guard and bless their family/s from the heavens above.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 30, 2024