Johnny gd's wife Meredith has shared a heartfelt tribute to her late husband following his untimely passing in an Instagram post Meredith expressed her deep love and gratitude for the time they shared together the NHL star and his brother Matthew were tragically killed in a car accident while biking in New Jersey the brothers were in town to celebrate their sister's wedding the driver Shan Emma Higgins was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide after admitting to driveing Under the Influence Johnny a prominent NHL player leaves behind his wife their young daughter and son Matthew also a hockey player is survived by his wife an unborn child the Brothers family has released a statement expressing their grief and appreciation for the outpouring of support