NHL extensive title Johnny Gaudreau's wife Meredith Gaudreau is speaking out regarding the tragic loss of her husband.

Two days after the Columbus Blue Jackets left winger and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, died after being struck by a car while riding bicycled in Oldmans Township, N.J., the athlete's wife shared a tribute to him.

“Thank you for the appropriate years of my lifestyles,” Meredith wrote on Instagram Aug. 31. “Without reference to shedding you, I am detached the luckiest lady on this planet to were yours. I admire you so so critical. You were supreme. Some days it felt too accurate to be accurate. I admire each narrate about you. You’d be my with out demolish and I’m able to’t wait to be with you again. I admire you so critical with out demolish and ever.

In her tribute, Meredith incorporated photos of herself and Johnny over the years, to boot to pics of the two and their kids, daughter Noa Harper Gaudreau, 23 months, and son Johnny Edward Gaudreau, 6 months, at the hockey participant's thirty first party.

“The explicit most likely dad on this planet,” Johnny's wife wrote in one other put up. “So caring and loving. The explicit partner to struggle by parenthood with. John by no technique uncared for a single appointment. Changed into as soon as the appropriate at inserting the microscopic one to sleep and the Apple of Noa’s look. I admire how critical she seems to be admire him. We are going to make a decision up you proud. We admire you so so so critical daddy.”

Matthew is survived by his wife Madeline Gaudreau, who is pregnant with their first microscopic one. A GoFundMe has been residing as much as enhance her and their unborn son, Tripp.

Johnny and Matthew, 29, were biking on a rural facet motorway on the night of Aug. 29 when driver Sean M. Higgins, 43, collided with them from the rear while attempting to scramble one other SUV touring northbound, Unique Jersey Bid Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron had informed E! News in an announcement.

He added that “Higgins modified into as soon as suspected of being below the have an effect on of alcohol,” and has been charged with “two counts of demise by auto.” Higgins is currently being held at Salem County Correctional Facility and the fracture continues to be investigated. E! News has reached out to his prison professional however has not but heard motivate.