Johnny Gaudreau Jr. celebrated his first birthday in the game Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, where the son and homonym of the late team of the team were calmly by the fans along with his widowed mother, Meredith.
“Today is a very special birthday for a special young man,” said the MC Arena in Columbus to fans when the youngest Gaudreau appeared on the scoreboard. 'Little Baby, Johnny Gaudreau Jr., has a 1 -year -old boy today. There it is. Little Johnny.
'Jackets fans, Blackhawks fans, we join me in singing' Happy Birthday 'to Johnny. '
The followers of the local team and visiting the Blackhawks of Chicago joined a choir of the traditional birthday song while the blush Johnny was standing in the lap of Meredith Gaudreau's sister, Lilly. Meanwhile, Meredith was sitting next to Johnny and Lily with her and Johnny's other daughter, her daughter Noa Harper.
The old Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were beaten and killed by a motorist as he was bicycle on the eve of his sister's wedding in August. That driver, Sean Higgins, 43, faces up to 20 years in prison after being accused of two second degree charges by car in the death of the brothers.
Johnny Sr's widow, Meredith, did everything possible to do Johnny Jr's birthday, as seen in a series of photos he posted on Instagram. The brown and brown hair boy is seen smiling in his mother's arms, enjoying a cake with his sister and making some fun faces.
Johnny Gaudreau Jr. is seen standing in his aunt's lap with his mother and sister while the Columbus Blue Jackets fans calm him down on his first birthday
Johnny Sr's widow, Meredith, is seen with the birthday girl on Saturday in Columbus
Meredith commented online how happy Johnny Mr. Have a son after the birth of Johnny Jr.
Columbus would win the game, 5-1.
Meredith, who is currently pregnant with the third son of the couple, also included some shots of Johnny Sr. holding his only son for the first time.
Happy birthday to our baby! Meredith wrote online. 'We love you very much Johnny! Already so strong and special.
Meredith also shared his memories of Johnny Mr.'s reaction to birth.
“I can't believe that you have given me a child,” John said again and again when the baby Johnny arrived, “he wrote on Instagram. 'He couldn't stop looking at how happy John was, one of the best moments of my life.
“Baby Johnny, you are Mom's rock and Noa's best friend,” he continued. 'All Dad's achievements are not compared to the pride and joy he had to be your father.
I can't wait to give you a little brother soon! All for you baby Johnny. We love you very much.
Meredith has kept his fans published in updates on his family, including Thursday night on social networks after the USA team fell to Canada's team at the end of the 4 nations. Johnny Mr. would probably have played for the United States in the tournament if he had not been tragically killed last year in New Jersey.
“So emotional hearing this around me,” Meredith wrote online. “I kept thinking how I can't wait to show these videos to our children someday.”
Gaudreau's presence felt several times during the tournament, with his NO 13 red, white and blue shirt hanging on the costumes of the teams in Montreal and Boston.
No other player used no 13 for Americans in the tournament.
The American hockey legend Mike Eruzione also used Gaudreau's shirt at the Garden Ice TD before Puck Drop on Thursday night.
Team Canada defeated Americans in extra time on Thursday to win the inaugural tournament.
The accident occurred three miles from the Gaudreau family house, hours before Johnny, 31, (right) and Matthew, 29, (left) had to serve as wedding godparents at his sister's wedding (center )
Higgins is accused of being intoxicated when he crashed with Gaudreau and his brother
New Jersey police have published dramatic images of body cameras of nerve moments after the accident on August 29 in New Jersey.
“I've been drinking beers,” Higgins told the police before admitting 'five or six' Miller Lites.
Finally, he states that he had not “had one in two hours.”
Prosecutors have accused Higgins of being legally drunk when their vehicle collided with the Gaudreau brothers while they were bicycle along a rural road in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
The father of two two recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.087, slightly above the New Jersey status limit of 0.08. Higgins faces up to 20 years in prison after being accused of two second -degree death positions per car.
The father of two two recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.087, slightly above the New Jersey status limit of 0.08. Higgins faces up to 20 years in prison after being accused of two second -degree death positions per car.
The fatal accident occurred less than three miles from the House of the Gaudreau family, hours before Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, went to the wedding godparents at the wedding of his sister Katie. The brothers, who played together in Boston College, have been honored in Calgary and Columbus, where Johnny played professionally.