Late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau's No. 8 jersey retired by former USHL team: Reports

Late NHL player Johnny Gaudreau is set to be honored by his former USHL team. He played 11 seasons in the NHL with the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew tragically died on Aug. 29 in a biking accident in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. The brothers were in town for their sister’s wedding and were struck by a car.

According to reports, Johnny’s junior team, the Dubuque Fighting Saints, will retire his jersey number on Saturday.

“Johnny Gaudreau will have his No. 8 jersey retired by the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints on Saturday. Gaudreau played for Dubuque as a 17-year-old in 2010-11 and helped the team win the Clark Cup as league champions,” Sportsnet tweeted on Friday.

The Fighting Saints also announced that they will donate the revenue from the team's game against the Sioux City Musketeers on Saturday to the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation.

Johnny’s No. 8 jersey will be the first one to be retired by the franchise.

"It was an honor befitting of his contribution to the organization and also obviously the sad circumstances that happened," Fighting Saints part owner Peter Luukko said on Friday, via AP. " He was one of the better players in the history of the team."

Johnny and Matthew’s parents Guy and Jane, sisters Katie and Kristen and Johnny’s widow Meredith will attend the event. Johnny and Meredith have two children, and she revealed they were expecting their third child when Johnny died.

USHL Commissioner Glenn Hefferan will reportedly unveil the newly created Gaudreau Award for excellence and dedication to hockey on the occasion.

Johnny Gaudreau’s mother thanks Flyers for tribute night

Johnny and Mathew's mother, Jane Gaudreau shared a heartfelt note on Instagram thanking the Philadelphia Flyers for honoring her sons’ legacy on Dec. 21 when they hosted the Blue Jackets.

"Thank you to the Philadelphia Flyers Organization, the players, the coaches, their families, and the fans for all your support to our family and for honoring our boys!"Thank you for the beautiful tribute. I know John and Matty were looking down, smiling, and loving it as much as we all did. Please continue to keep our family in your thoughts as we work to honor and keep John & Matty’s legacy alive!” Jane captioned on Thursday.

The Flyers also wore the brothers' high school jerseys on the night. They both played for the Gloucester Catholic Rams.