The widow of late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau announced at the memorial service for him and his brother on Monday that she is pregnant with her third child.

Meredith Gaudreau spoke at the memorial service and called the pregnancy a “total surprise.” She said she was able to tell her husband before he died and his reaction was heartwarming.

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Mourners gather for a candlelight vigil in memory of Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on September 4, 2024. Gaudreau died in a bicycle accident along with his brother Matthew. (Adam Cairns-Imagn Images via Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network)

“John and I had the best six months as a family of four. That will forever be the best six months of my life,” she said, via ABC News. “There’s one week that I’ll remember forever – that will be the best week of my life in those six months. We’re actually a family of five. I’m nine weeks pregnant with our third baby.”

Their eldest child, a girl, turns two later this month. Their youngest child, a boy, was born earlier this year.

“In less than three years of marriage, we have created a family of five,” Meredith added. “It sounds impossible, but I consider it the greatest blessing. How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies? Our last one is a blessing and so special despite these difficult circumstances.”

An impromptu memorial for NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, September 5, 2024, in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Supporters remember ice hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew on September 5, 2024 in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Johnny, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Matthew Gaudreau were killed in Salem County, New Jersey, when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver while riding bicycles. Their deaths occurred on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding.

Madeline Gaudreau, Matthew’s wife, is also pregnant.

Sean M. Higgins was arrested in the incident and charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, possession of an open container and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Johnny Gaudreau of the Blue Jackets after scoring the equalizer against the Washington Capitals at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on January 31, 2023. (Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images)

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“This is a tragedy that brings with it many emotions and affects many people,” Higgins’ attorneys Matthew Portella and Richard Kineburger III said in a joint statement. “It is too early in the process to make any out-of-court statements.”

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