In August, NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were hit by a car and killed while they were bicycling. This horrific accident compounded by the fact that Johnny and his wife, Meredith, had recently welcomed a son — Johnny Jr.

When Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck thinks of the late Johnny Gaudreau, he recalls the time they were both playing for Team USA at a 2013 World Junior event.

On Wednesday, Johnny Gaudreau’s US jersey was hanging in the locker room of the American squad, set to face off against Canada for the tournament title on Thursday night.

NHL players Matthew Tkachuk and Trevor Zegras joined thousands of Columbus Blue Jackets fans in wishing Johnny Gaudreau Jr. on his first birthday.

"Thank you for honoring Johnny in so many ways," the late NHL star's wife Meredith wrote in response to the cheers of "Johnny Hockey!" during the championship game