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Matthew and Madeline Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/InstagramMatthew Gaudreau and his wife, Madeline Gaudreautogether for nearly 15 years – and married three – before his untimely death.
“The best 14 years of my life 🤍 I will cherish those years and you for the rest of my life,” Madeline wrote via Instagram in September 2024 days after her husband and brother, Johnny Gaudreau, both were killed.
News broke on August 30 that Matthew and his older brother, NHL player Johnny, were hit by a vehicle in New Jersey while riding bicycles. They were 29 and 31, respectively. The brothers and sisters were in town to serve as groomsmen for their sister Katie‘ marriage.
Courtesy of Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram Although Johnny Gaudreau loved the game of hockey, his family always came first. Off the ice, the NHL player enjoyed spending quality time with his wife, Meredith, and their two children, Noah and Johnny. Tragedy struck the Gaudreau family, however, when Johnny and his younger brother, Matthew Gaudreau, were killed while (…)
“I want you to come back home,” Madeline, who is pregnant with her and first baby Matthew, she wrote through her Instagram Story in September 2024. “I miss you so much and love you so much, baby.”
Scroll down to revisit Matthew and Madeline’s love story from the beginning:
February 2013
Matthew and Madeline started dating when they were teenagers.
December 2016
Matthew and Madeline Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/InstagramThe duo celebrated Matthew’s birthday in New York City. “Happy Birthday ((22))!! My Love. My truest friend,” Madeline gushed in her Instagram Tribute. “His company is something I will never tire of. Another year older and another year wiser. My admiration and gratitude for you runs so deep. Today && Forever I love you. ❤️.”
February 2017
Matthew and Madeline Gaudreau
Courtesy of Matthew Gaudreau/Instagram“Happy 4 years to this beautiful lady,” Matthew wrote through social media. “I wouldn’t be the man I am today without you. I love you always.”
July 2019
Matthew and Madeline Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/InstagramMathew proposed in New Jersey, jokingly via Instagram“She didn’t think she’d say yes!”
September 2019
Madeline and Matthew Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/InstagramThe pair revealed via social media that they are officially “pawrents” after getting their first dog together.
July 2021
Madeline and Matthew Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/InstagramMatthew and Madeline he said “i do” in Elmer, New Jersey.
June 2022
The newlyweds honeymooned in Grenada the summer after their wedding, sharing beach photos online.
June 2024
Madeline announced via Instagram that she is pregnant with the couple’s first baby, due in December.
August 2024
Matthew and Johnny were killed on August 29 while cycling in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. Us confirmed that the man was driving the vehicle that hit the siblings suspected of being drunk. The driver was arrested and charged with manslaughter following the accident.
There is Johnny and Matthew survived by their parents, Guy a Janeand sisters Katie and Kristen. In addition, Johnny, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, left his wife, Mereditha their two childrenNoah and Johnny Jr.
Matthew, who played hockey in college and then in the minor leagues, is survived by his wife and their unborn child.
September 2024
Matthew, John and Madeline Gaudreau
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/Instagram“It was always Matty & John. I can’t even put into words the bond these two had and right now I don’t have the strength. They were each other’s biggest cheerleaders,” Madeline wrote via Instagram tribute about her late husband and his brother. “Matt looked up to John in so many ways but the most important was the father he was to Noah and Johnny. I take great comfort in knowing that they are together, as they always were. I know they are still messing with each other up there and they will continue to look after their families.”
Madeline shared a message with her sister-in-law Meredith about their “extreme heartbreak and terrible bond” after their husbands’ deaths.
“The boys could not have chosen a stronger woman (sic) as their wives and mothers of their children. We’ll carry each other through every season … like the boys would do for each other,” he continued. “They blessed us with children … through them we will always have a part of them earth side with us forever. I love you my handsome husband, I love you John, I love you Meredith, I love you Noah, I love you Johnny and I love you baby Tripp.”
December 2024
Madeline welcome their first childTripp, in December 2024. “Tripp Matthew 🤍🦋,” Madeline wrote via Instagram at the time. “Mother and Father’s World.” It included a snap of her holding the newborn’s hand next to a small sign that read, “He’s here.”
