Blockbuster NHL Trade Unites Two High-Profile Brothers

Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk played together for Team USA hockey, and now they'll play together for the same NHL team. The Florida Panthers have acquired Brady from the Ottawa Senators, where he has spent the entirety of his eight-year NHL career, per the AP. The brothers reveled in the chance to play alongside one another for USA Hockey at the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025 (winning silver) and the Milan Cortina Olympics this year (winning gold, the first for the American men's program on the Olympic stage since the miracle in Lake Placid 46 years ago).

Their parents—their dad is NHL legend Keith Tkachuk—have a home in Florida and are regular attendees at Panthers games. Brady Tkachuk was Ottawa's captain for the last five seasons, and he was—by far in some cases—their leader in countless categories over his eight years with the Senators. No player had more goals (213), points (463), power-play goals (62), shots (2,202), hits (1,921), winning goals (28), multigoal games (30), and penalty minutes (821) in his tenure with the club. Now he has a legit chance to join his brother as a Stanley Cup champion—Matthew has won two with Florida.