The brothers have never played on the same team as pros, so it will be a big event for the whole family in early February in Florida.
Named as the Ottawa Senators’ representative Thursday night, the club’s captain will be a teammate with brother, Matthew, for the first time on the Atlantic Division squad after the elder Tkachuk was the choice to represent the host Florida Panthers.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The decision by the NHL hockey operations department to select the Tkachuk brothers to be teammates was a no-brainer and also well-deserved. Brady and Matthew have both made big impacts, leading their clubs in scoring.Article content Some people dismiss the all-star weekend because it’s not the brand of hockey we’re used to seeing. Representatives of the four divisions play a three-on-three round-robin tournament, then play off against each other to determine the winner. There’s no hitting, but you do get to see skill on display.
This is the first time Tkachuk has been named to the starting roster. He was a replacement at St. Louis in 2020 and last year at Las Vegas he took the roster spot left vacant after Senators winger Drake Batherson sprained an ankle. “A lot of guys deserve to go, but, like I said, I wouldn’t be in this position without great teammates. Last year, Drake deserved to go and it was just an unfortunate injury, and the time before it was so last-minute going home . It’s nice, but a lot of guys deserve it.”Centre Shane Pinto stood up in the dressing room and told everybody he thought he deserved the all-star selection, but was happy to see Tkachuk make the trip.
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