Johnny Gaudreau's wife Meredith expressed profound gratitude after hockey fans united to celebrate her son's first birthday.

Columbus Blue Jackets fans showed love to the late Johnny Gaudreau's family at a game on Saturday, serenading his son as he celebrated his first birthday in a moment that attracted some viral attention.

Team USA is honoring late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and his wife Meredith had a heartfelt reaction to the team's tribute ahead of the final vs. Canada.

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.

"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

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

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.