{"id":470149,"date":"2026-02-24T21:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470149\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:17:19","slug":"all-about-late-ice-hockey-brothers-johnny-and-matthew-gaudreaus-parents-guy-and-jane-gaudreau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470149\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Late Ice Hockey Brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s Parents, Guy and Jane Gaudreau"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JohnnyJohnny Gaudreau and his parents in April 2022. <\/p>\n

Calgary Flames\/X<\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Guy and Jane Gaudreau share four children, including NHL star Johnny and professional ice hockey player Matthew<\/p>\n

The brothers were killed by an allegedly drunk driver while biking in 2024<\/p>\n

The parents have honored their late sons through multiple charity efforts<\/p>\n

Johnny<\/a> and Matthew Gaudreau<\/a>\u2019s parents, Guy<\/a> and Jane<\/a>, have continued to honor and preserve their late sons’ legacies.<\/p>\n

The professional ice hockey players were killed in a biking accident<\/a> on Aug. 29, 2024, in Oldsman Township, N.J. They were home for their sister’s wedding and out on an evening ride when Sean. M. Higgins<\/a> fatally hit them while trying to pass another car.<\/p>\n

He was charged with two counts of death by auto<\/a> and two counts of aggravated manslaughter, along with additional charges, and was suspected of having been driving under the influence. In January 2025, Higgins pleaded not guilty<\/a>, and his trial is expected to move forward.<\/p>\n

Matthew and Johnny were survived by their parents, two sisters and their own growing families. Johnny and his wife, Meredith<\/a>, had welcomed two children and were expecting their third, and Matthew’s widow, Madeline<\/a>, was pregnant with their first child when he died.<\/p>\n

Madeline welcomed their son, Tripp Matthew, four months after their tragic deaths, and Meredith gave birth to her and Johnny’s son, Carter<\/a>, in April 2025.<\/p>\n

Jane has expressed how good a dad both of her late sons would have been to their newborn children.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram<\/a> post honoring Johnny’s birthday in August 2025, she wrote that she knew Carter would share “many of the same beautiful qualities” as his father, and on Matthew’s birthday in December 2025, she wrote on Instagram<\/a> that Tripp is “so much” like him and that they “tell him stories about you all the time.”<\/p>\n

Here’s everything to know about Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau\u2019s parents, Guy and Jane.<\/p>\n

Guy was a hockey coach and introduced his sons to the sport\"GuyGuy Gaudreau throws out the first pitch on May 27, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n

Mitchell Leff\/Getty<\/p>\n

The ice hockey players grew up in the rink, thanks to their dad. Guy worked as the hockey director of their hometown arena and started bringing his sons to the rink when they were toddlers.<\/p>\n

“When he was 2 years old, I\u2019d bring him out and he\u2019d just kinda putz around,” he told the Calgary Herald<\/a> in October 2014 of Johnny. “I coached all the kids and they loved Skittles. Johnny was no different. So I\u2019d tell the guy, \u2018Put a Skittle five feet in front of him.\u2019 So he\u2019d have to skate to it. He\u2019d get there, bend over, pick it up and then skate to the next one. And the next.”<\/p>\n

Guy coached Johnny as a kid, and the hockey star told the Canadian outlet that his dad “meant so much” to his game.<\/p>\n

“When it came down to being a coach, he was a good coach,” Johnny said. “When it came to being a father, a dad, he put the hockey stuff aside. And that\u2019s what helped me become a better player, I think. That separation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jane works at a private special education school\"JohnnyJohnny Gaudreau and his mom Jane in March 2018. <\/p>\n

Johnny Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Johnny and Matthew’s mother has spent her career working at Archbishop Damiano School, the same South Jersey special needs school where her mother worked.<\/p>\n

Jane told FOX 29 Philadelphia<\/a> in May 2025 that her brother was disabled and attended the school, and her late sons volunteered there. Her daughters also spent time working there.<\/p>\n

They have four children\"JohnnyJohnny and Matthew Gaudreau with their family in June 2017. <\/p>\n

Johnny Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Guy and Jane welcomed two sons and two daughters throughout their marriage: Matthew, Johnny, Kristen and Katie. Johnny \u2014 who was known throughout the NHL circuit as “Johnny Hockey” \u2014 was born on Aug. 13, 1993, in Salem, N.J., with Matthew following just a year later on Dec. 5, 1994.<\/p>\n

Like their parents, Johnny’s sisters also honor their late brothers by focusing on the good times they shared together.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s great to keep their memories alive,\u201d Kristen Venello told the Associated Press<\/a> in April 2025. \u201cIt is sad. But you think about all the good things they did and that\u2019s all you can think about. And how much they can help us still.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guy and Jane are grandparents\"JohnnyJohnny and Meredith Gaudreau with their children. <\/p>\n

Meredith Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/p>\n

Outside of charity work, Guy and Jane have also dedicated themselves to spending time with their many grandchildren \u2014 including two who were born after their sons’ fatal accident.<\/p>\n

Jane described to the Associated Press how Tripp has Matthew’s light hair, and Carter looks so much like Johnny.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband keeps saying this,\u201d she said, \u201d\u2018I think God sent us John and Matty back.\u2018 \u201d<\/p>\n

Jane started a 5K in honor of their sons\"JohnnyJohnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau. <\/p>\n

Johnny Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/p>\n

In May 2025, Jane created a 5K event in honor of Johnny and Matthew to raise money for a new playground at her school.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m just hoping that the boys will be looking down and just be so happy that we\u2019re doing something like this in their honor,” she told FOX 29 Philadelphia at the time. “I know they\u2019d be proud.”<\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a> reported in August 2025 that the Gaudreau Family 5K raised over $500,000, which was enough to break ground on the school’s new playground later that year.<\/p>\n

They attended the 2026 Winter Olympics, where the USA men\u2019s hockey team honored their late sons\"JaneJane and Guy Gaudreau during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2026 in Milan, Italy. <\/p>\n

Stephen Whyno\/AP Photo<\/p>\n

Jane and Guy attended<\/a> the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics<\/a> to cheer on the USA men’s hockey team \u2014 which Johnny likely would have been a part of had he not died in 2024.<\/p>\n

“Representing Team USA at the Olympics was one of his greatest dreams,” the family shared in a statement on Instagram<\/a>. “While it breaks our hearts that John won\u2019t be there to live out that dream, we know he will be so very present with Team USA and all of his close friends competing throughout these games.”<\/p>\n

When Team USA won the gold medal against Canada on Feb. 22, the players brought out<\/a> two of the late NHL star’s young children onto the ice to celebrate while holding their dad’s jersey.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n