Johnny Gaudreau's family released a heartbreaking statement after his death

The world continues to mourn Johnny Gaudreau after the death of the Columbus Blue Jackets star and his brother Matthew on Thursday night in a reported car accident while they were biking in New Jersey.

Jim Gaudreau, the uncle for both Gaudreaus, released a statement on behalf of the family that’s just heartbreaking.

“Last night we lost two husbands, two fathers, two sons, two brothers, two sons and brothers in law, two nephews, two cousins, two family members, two teammates, two friends, but truly two amazing humans,” it said.

It went on to say that they had received “messages of love” and that they were appreciative.