The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts Saturday, calling him her "forever" and praising him as the "best dad" to their young children.
Meredith Gaudreau also shared family photos of her late husband celebrating his 31st birthday earlier in August with her, daughter Noa and son Johnny.
"Thank you for the best years of my life. Despite losing you, I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours," she wrote in an Instagram post. "I love you so so much.