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Hockey-playing brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were laid to rest Monday the way they lived — side by side — as it was revealed that both their widows are pregnant. “God really did draft the best two boys,’’ Matty’s weeping widow, Madeline, said at the church in Media, Pa., where mourners included NHL players such as Pittsburgh Penguin and ex-Ranger Kevin Hayes and league Commish Gary Bettman. While it was widely known that Madeline is pregnant with her and Matty’s first child, Johnny’s widow Meredith announced during her own eulogy to the brothers that she is pregnant, too, nine weeks...

The alleged drunk driver who fatally plowed down NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother in southern New Jersey Thursday night appeared to sigh with exasperation when he learned he would be in jail through next week. Sean Higgins, 43, was arraigned on two counts of second degree vehicle manslaughter by the Salem County Court at 1 p.m. Friday. Judge Michael J. Silvanio ordered Higgins to be held until his detention hearing next Thursday, September 5.

Blue Jackets star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, died Thursday night, the team said. Police said they were killed while biking Thursday night in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, close to their hometown in Salem County, New Jersey. Gaudreau, 31, was the Blue Jackets’ top forward after signing in July 2022 as an unrestricted free agent from the Calgary Flames. According to a post on a popular wedding site, Gaudreau and his brother were scheduled to be groomsmen in their sister's wedding Friday in Philadelphia. Gaudreau had two young children, a daughter, Noa, and son, Johnny, with his wife...

WILLIAMSPORT (PA) - A member of the honor guard that carried President John F. Kennedy's casket was sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography. "I let a lot of people down," Richard Gaudreau, 70, of Bloomsburg, told U.S. Middle District Judge John E. Jones III yesterday before being sentenced. He reports to prison Sept. 12. The sentence includes a $10,000 fine, lifetime supervision and a ban on associating with anyone under 18 without the presence of an adult. Gaudreau must register as a sex offender and may not have a computer with...