Johnny Gaudreau's wife Meredith shares a message for Cole Caufield after changing jersey number to honor late NHL star

Modified Sep 11, 2024 13:59 GMT

After Johnny Gaudreau was killed in a biking accident, Montreal Canadiens star Cole Caufield said he was going to wear the No. 13 in honor of the late hockey star. After his touching gesture, Gaudreau's late wife, Meredith, shared a message and a picture for the star hockey player.

"John would be so honored. Cole wore my Gaudreau jacket home from a night out in Ostrava together during Worlds. 13," she wrote in her story.

Johnny Gaudreau's wife shared a message for Cole Caufield (Instagram/meredithgaudreau_)

Gaudreau confirmed that the two hockey players had a good relationship and she firmly believes that her late husband would be so proud that Caufield decided to change his uniform number from 22 to 13.

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“I wore #13 at a point in my career because of Johnny and now I will be wearing it again to honor him. He paved the way for smaller players and proved we had a future in this game at the highest level. I will forever be grateful to him for inspiring me and others,” Caufield said on September 3 via CBC.

The jersey change will take effect this season, which begins in October. It's unclear what Gaudreau's two teams will do about the number he wore.

Johnny Gaudreau's wife, Meredith, reveals pregnancy during funeral

Meredith Gaudreau delivered an eulogy at Johnny Gaudreau's funeral. She revealed she is pregnant with their third child.

Meredith, Johnny Gaudreau's wife, eulogized him on Monday (Imagn)

"John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life," she said via ABC News. "There's specifically one week that I will cherish forever -- it will be my favorite week of my life out of those six months. We're actually a family of five. I'm in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby."

The former Calgary Flames star and his brother were laid to rest at their funeral on September 9.