Columbus Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau‘s widow Meredith recently got three tattoos, mixed with both ink and his ashes, to honor her late husband’s memory. The NHL star’s untimely demise last year in a bike accident shocked the sporting world.

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 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.

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.