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The Gaudreau family reflects on their time at the event 2026 Winter Olympics more than a year later Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Brutally killed.
“When we were first invited to Milan for the Olympics, we declined. It felt like it was more than we could bear,” the Gaudreau family wrote in a statement X Saturday, February 28th. “But we always wondered what John and Marty would say if they knew we said no. We know the answer. John loves representing his country. Ever since he was little, he’s dreamed of playing in the Olympics. This last summer, he worked harder than ever and did everything he could to earn a spot on the roster. He’ll be there.”
He continued: “Sit down with this knowledge While watching these games It wasn’t easy, but being there for them and being surrounded by people who truly cared about John and Marty made it something we will cherish forever. Everyone we met took the time to ask about these boys – who they were, what they meant to us, what kind of people they were, off the ice. “
In 2024, news broke that Matthew and Johnny, forwards for the Columbus Blue Jackets and favorites for the 2026 Olympic hockey team, had passed away at the ages of 29 and 31, respectively. The day before sister, the brothers were riding bicycles Katie GaudreauThey were hit and killed by an allegedly drunk driver at a wedding in New Jersey.
When the U.S. men’s hockey team captures the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, they feel the spirit of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau. “Johnny and Marty should be here and this is still the greatest loss that anyone in the U.S. hockey community, their families (and) our families have experienced,” Dylan Larkin told reporters (…)
Last month, parents Johnny and Matthew, simple and Guy GaudreauAt the 2026 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams both won gold medals. Athletes after men’s team win first gold medal in more than 40 years Saw holding up a jersey before Johnny’s children were taken out onto the ice to celebrate. (Johnny shares 3-year-old Noah and 2-year-old Johnny Jr. with his wife Meredith. she gave birth The couple’s third childson Carter, in 2025. )
News on Saturday noted that the family was most “shocked” to realize that John and Marty’s “impact was much greater than they sometimes see in their own grief.”
“They were carried by so many people — in locker rooms, in conversations, in quiet moments we will never know. It meant everything to us. And then Team USA won the gold medal,” the statement read. “when Zach (Welenski), Auston (Matthews), and Matthew (Tkachuk) We were overwhelmed when we walked around the ice with John’s jersey – they made sure he was there. “
The statement continued, “Then seeing Noah and Johnny – on Johnny’s second birthday – being carried out onto the ice and being a part of that gold medal photo – there were no words to describe the feeling. John and Marty should have been there, and in that moment, they were there.”
The family went on to thank “every member of the team who loved John and Marty” and “ensure they were a part of a historic event.”
“Thank you to everyone at @NBCOlympics and @usahockey for your kindness, generosity and for bringing our family to Milan to witness this moment. You gave us a gift we didn’t know we needed,” the statement concluded.
The message was signed: “Lots of love and gratitude from the Gaudreau family.”
