Johnny Gaudreau: Widow of the sports star gives birth to a child

Meredith Gaudreau, the widow of the ice hockey star Johnny Gaudreau (1993-2024), who died in August 2024, gave birth to her third child. “I got our third baby! 1.4.25”, announced the new mother on Monday. The baby is a boy and bears the name Carter Michael Gaudreau – although Michael was also the second name of his late father.

“8 pounds 3 ounces, 20.5 inches [ca. 3,7 kg und ca. 52 cm, Anm. d. Red.] – just like his dad. He also looks exactly like his dad, “Meredith continues to write about the newborn. In a number of photos, she showed the little Carter together with his siblings, two -year -old Noa and the one -year -old Johnny. On one of the divided pictures, you can see how the baby sleeps next to a framed photo of his parents. The pregnancy with Carter was a surprise for Meredith in September 2024 revealed.

“We are actually a family with five people,” she explained at the time. “I’m pregnant with our third baby in the ninth week. A complete surprise.” The 31-year-old Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew died in a tragic accident on August 29, 2024. The two ran by bike when they were hit by a presumably alcoholic driver. Particularly bitter: The accident occurred on the eve of her sister Katie’s wedding.

After the death of her husband, Meredith said goodbye in moving words. “Thanks for the best years of my life. Although I have lost you, I am still the happiest girl in the world to have heard you,” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I love you so much. You were perfect.”

Johnny Gaudreau has been one of the top stars of the North American ice hockey profile NHL for many years. The seven-time all-star played in his career for Calgary Flames and until the end for the Columbus Blue Jackets; He was also part of the American national ice hockey team and won the bronze medal at the World Cup in Sweden in 2018.