A New Jersey tattoo artist combined the ashes of the late hockey star with ink to create the cremation tattoos for Meredith Gaudreau.

Meredith Gaudreau found a poignant way to keep her late husband’s legacy alive permanently. Following the death of Meredith’s husband, NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, in August 2024, she recently received tattoos to commemorate Johnny using his ashes in the ink.

Sean Higgins, the driver suspected of fatally striking brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, appeared Tuesday in a New Jersey courtroom.

Meredith Gaudreau is honoring her late husband Johnny Gaudreau with tattoos made with his ashes after the NHL star's death in August 2024.

Late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau's No. 8 jersey was retired by the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Saturday night during an emotional ceremony before their United States Hockey League game against Sioux City.

NHL hockey star and New Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were struck and killed while riding bicycles near his family's New Jersey home on Thursday by an accused drunk driver. Gaudreau is show in a 2023 game while playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) AP

Johnny Gaudreau's jersey number will be retired by his junior hockey team at a ceremony this weekend honoring him and his late brother, Matthew.

Sean Higgins turned down an offer of 35 years in prison and pleaded not guilty in the deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau on Tuesday.

Johnny Gaudreau will have his No. 8 jersey retired by Dubuque of the United States Hockey League on Saturday.

The NHL announced that Johnny Gaudreau was named to the Calgary Flames Quarter-Century First Team. Here's a look back at his career in red.

Johnny Gaudreau’s family was in attendance on the night and his father Guy Gaudreau was given the honor of the ceremonial puck drop with the full family on the ice. Johnny’s wife Meredith Gaudreau penned a heartfelt note of gratitude to the Fighting Saints on her Instagram stories later in the day.

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