I heard Matthew say his brother would be in the All Star conversation starting now and thought that was a little premature. I guess Matthew knows what he is talking about.
Would be cool if they let the brothers take the first face-off.
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I hope Brady runs Draisaitl and McDavid every shift.
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Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk will compete against each other in the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills presented by New Amsterdam Vodka on Friday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS).
In a new event called Gatorade NHL Shooting Stars, Matthew, a 22-year-old forward for the Calgary Flames, and Brady, a 20-year-old forward for the Ottawa Senators, will stand on an elevated platform behind a goal and shoot pucks over the fans at targets on the ice.
Perfect.
"It was our childhood," Matthew said.
The brothers grew up playing around inside this building, trying to beat each other (and beat each other up), when their dad, Keith, played for the St. Louis Blues from 2001-10.
They were on the ice together twice at skills competitions, when their dad played in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game in Minnesota and the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal.
The brothers might compete against each other again in the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS) if the Pacific and Atlantic divisions play in the final of the 3-on-3 tournament.
"Honestly, I don't think we've ever talked about this," Brady said. "It's just crazy how it's worked out. I think Matthew and I are just going into it just to have as much fun as we can."
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Their dad would take them to the arena for practices and games. They'd play shinny, of course.
"We've scored millions of goals in that rink," Matthew said.
They'd get physical, too.
"They were brawling in the room all the time," former Blues defenseman Chris Pronger said with a laugh. "I remember one time Brady broke his finger and it didn't even faze him.
"I looked down, and it's crooked, and he kind of cried but not really. He was only like, 4 or 5 maybe. He sat in [Keith's] locker and just kind of hung out, almost like he was taking a couple deep breaths and regrouping."
A broken finger didn't faze him? At 4 or 5 years old?
"I don't remember the broken finger," Brady said. "But I do remember the hit from behind into the couch."
Matthew allegedly hit Brady in the wives' room after a Blues win. Brady's forehead hit the couch, and Keith had to take Brady to the Blues training staff for repairs.
"That's the legendary story, I guess, that nobody's going to forget," Matthew said. "I'd like to forget it, but everyone always brings it up."
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Brady Tkachuk replacing Auston Matthews at the All-Star Game
