Brady Tkachuk

**Brady Tkachuk** (born on September 16, 1999 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators of the NHL.

Tkachuk was selected by the Senators 4th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

After playing for the St. Louis AAA Blues U16 and committing to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNDPT), Brady agreed to play for Boston University 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, he was selected for the Hockey East Rookie Team after ranking fifth on the team in points.

Leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Tkachuk was ranked second overall for North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was eventually drafted fourth overall by the Ottawa Senators. On August 13, 2018, he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Senators, forgoing his collegiate career.

After participating in the Senators preseason games, he 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.

The following game, on October 10, Brady recorded his first career NHL goal, and first multi-goal game, in a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. 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 Brady had a torn ligament in his leg and was set to be out for a month to recover. He eventually returned to the Senators line-up on November 8, 2018, for a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

On March 28, 2019, in a game against the Florida Panthers, he 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 for the Senators' record for most goals by a teenage player in a season.

He finished the 2018–19 season with 22 goals, the second-highest among NHL rookies, (behind Elias Pettersson's 28 goals).

On January 22, 2020, Brady was selected to replace injured player Auston Matthews on the Atlantic Division roster for the 2020 NHL All–Star Game in St. Louis, Missouri.

## International Play

Brady was the captain of the gold-winning U.S. under-18 national team at the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.

He was selected to the U.S. under-20 national team for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, New York, winning bronze.

## Personal Life

Brady was born in Scottsdale, Arizona where his father, Keith Tkachuk was a member of the Phoenix Coyotes at the time of his birth. He was raised in St. Louis, Missouri after Keith was traded to the St. Louis Blues.

His brother, Matthew currently plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames. Both brothers attended Chaminade College Preparatory School.

Brady is of Ukrainian and Canadian descent; his mother, Chantal is a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada who met his father during his stint with the original Winnipeg Jets.