Meredith Gaudreau announced the Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round picks in the NHL draft 10 months after her husband, John, was killed along with his brother while riding bicycles on the eve of their sister's wedding.

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell was thwarted in his trade efforts at the NHL Draft. So, he drafted. And he said that was fine.

Meredith Gaudreau, the widow of late hockey player Johnny Gaudreau, received a standing ovation while attending the 2025 NHL Draft. At the Friday, June 27 event, which was held at the Peacock Theater at L.