John and Matthew Gaudreau Are Mourned by the Hockey Community, Family and Friends at Their Funeral

Guy Gaudreau looks into a hearse containing the remains of his son Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player John Gaudreau after his and his brother's Matthew Gaudreau funeral at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pa., on Sept. 9, 2024. The Associated Press/Matt Rourke

MEDIA, Pa.—John and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered as loving brothers and husbands who put family above hockey and everything else at their tearful funeral Monday, a week and a half after they died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey.

Widows Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau described their husbands as attached at the hip throughout their lives. John was 31 and Matthew 29.