Braeden "Brady" Tkachuk (; born September 16, 1999) is an American–Canadian professional
ice hockey
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left winger
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and
captain of the
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...
of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL). Tkachuk was chosen by the Senators as the fourth overall pick in the
2018 NHL Entry Draft
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was the 56th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was the second of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dalla ...
. Prior to turning professional, Tkachuk played one season for the
Boston University Terriers
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, earning All-Hockey East
Rookie Team honors.
Internationally, Tkachuk has represented Team USA at the
2017 IIHF World U18 Championships
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and
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with ...
.
Playing career
After playing for the St. Louis AAA Blues U16 and committing to the
USA Hockey National Team Development Program
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(USNDPT), Tkachuk agreed to play for
Boston University
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after completing two seasons with the USNDPT. While playing for the university's
Boston Terriers team, he had four goals and 14 points in 19 games as a freshman before making the U.S. under-20 national team for the
2018 World Junior Championships. Nearing the end of the season, Tkachuk was selected for the Hockey East
Rookie Team after ranking fifth on the team in points.
Leading up to the
2018 NHL Entry Draft
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was the 56th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 22–23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft was the second of two professional sports drafts to be held in the Dalla ...
, Tkachuk was ranked second overall for North American skaters by the
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. He was eventually drafted fourth overall by the
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...
. Tkachuk signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Senators on August 13, 2018, forgoing his collegiate career. After participating in the Senators preseason games, Tkachuk was sidelined for the Senators' first two regular season games with a groin injury. He eventually made his NHL debut on October 8 in a 6–3 loss to the
Boston Bruins
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. The following game, on October 10, Tkachuk recorded his first career NHL goal, and first multi-goal game, in a loss to the
Philadelphia Flyers
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. He became the fastest Tkachuk to record his first NHL goal, surpassing his brother and father. On October 17, after playing in four games for the Senators, it was announced that Tkachuk had a torn ligament in his leg and was set to be out for a month to recover. Tkachuk eventually returned to the Senators line-up on November 8, 2018, for a game against the
Vegas Golden Knights
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.
On March 28, 2019, in a game against the
Florida Panthers, Tkachuk tied the Senators' franchise record for most shots on goal in a game with 12. In the same game, he scored his 20th goal of the season to tie
Alexandre Daigle
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for the Senators' record for most goals by a teenage player in a season. Tkachuk finished the
2018–19 season with 22 goals, the second-highest among NHL rookies, behind
Elias Pettersson
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's 28.
Tkachuk was selected on January 22, 2020, to replace the injured
Auston Matthews on the
Atlantic Division roster for the
2020 NHL All-Star Game
The 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on January 25, 2020, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Blues. The city previously hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 1970 and 1988 at the former St. Lou ...
.
On October 14, 2021, Tkachuk signed a seven-year, $57.5 million contract with the Senators. On November 5, Tkachuk was named as the tenth
captain in Senators franchise history.
On December 2, 2022, in Tkachuk's 300th career game, the Senators captain recorded a
Gordie Howe
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hat trick, scoring his 100th career goal and the game-winning goal in overtime against the
New York Rangers
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.
International play
Tkachuk was the captain of the gold-winning
U.S. under-18 national team at the
2017 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 19th IIHF World U18 Championship and was hosted by Poprad and Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia. The tournament was played from 13 to 23 April 2017. Finland entered the tournament as the defending champions ...
.
Tkachuk was selected to the
U.S. under-20 national team for the
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 42nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, and was hosted by the city of Buffalo, New York at the KeyBank Center and HarborCenter. It opened on December 26, 2017 and closed with ...
in
Buffalo, New York
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, winning bronze.
Personal life
Tkachuk was born in
Scottsdale, Arizona
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, nick ...
as his father,
Keith
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was a member of the
Phoenix Coyotes at the time of his birth. He was raised in the
St. Louis
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suburb of
Chesterfield, Missouri
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, after his father's 2001 trade to the
Blues. Both Tkachuk brothers attended
Chaminade College Preparatory School.
Tkachuk is the younger brother of
Florida Panthers forward
Matthew Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk (; born December 11, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tkachuk was selected sixth overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames.
Playing ...
. He is also cousins with former NHL player and current
New Jersey Devils executive
Tom Fitzgerald and his sons
Ryan and Casey who are both NHL prospects.
Kevin Hayes and his late brother
Jimmy Hayes
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Background
Born in Lafayette, Hayes graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the University of Southw ...
are also cousins of the Tkachuks and Fitzgeralds.
Tkachuk is a dual citizen of both the
United States
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and
Canada
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, as his mother Chantal is a native of
Winnipeg
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
American men's ice hockey left wingers
American people of Canadian descent
American people of Ukrainian descent
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri) alumni
Ice hockey players from Scottsdale, Arizona
Ice hockey players from St. Louis
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
Ottawa Senators draft picks
Ottawa Senators players
USA Hockey National Team Development Program players