Johnny Gaudreau's widow 'thankful' for way Team USA men's hockey honored late husband

Meredith Gaudreau, widow of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the 'heartwarming' tribute paid by Team USA as they celebrated their Olympic gold medal on the same day as her son's second birthday.

The U.S. men’s hockey team honored the late Johnny Gaudreau throughout the Winter Olympics on their way to a gold medal victory in overtime against Canada.

Several team members carried Gaudreau’s jersey around the ice in Milan to honor the NHL star who was killed in New Jersey in 2024 by an alleged drunk driver. They also brought two of his children into the rink to take photos with the team.

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United States players celebrate with a team photo while holding the jersey of Johnny Gaudreau after defeating Canada in the men's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)

Players also chanted Gaudreau’s nickname "Johnny Hockey" at the Miami nightclub where they reveled on Monday night. They are moments that no player on the U.S. team will forget and it meant a lot to Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith, who watched it unfold.

"It meant the world to me," she said in an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday. "I really am so thankful to these guys for being really great friends, really great teammates. Just to include our kids and honor John the way they do, it’s all I can ask for right now. I think John would be very flattered, very humbled. It’s just really, really heartwarming that they show him that much respect and continue to do these things. It’s very touching."

Johnny Gaudreau would have made the U.S. men’s team, according to head coach Mike