{"id":136095,"date":"2025-07-23T23:50:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/136095\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T23:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:50:36","slug":"matthew-tkachuk-gets-married-in-lavish-wedding-to-cap-off-panthers-stanley-cup-victory-lap-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/136095\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Tkachuk gets married in lavish wedding to cap off Panthers\u2019 Stanley Cup victory lap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Tkachuk\u2019s Stanley Cup victory lap featured two very special words this year: \u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star Panthers forward married fianc\u00e9e Ellie Connell over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FlaPanthersDen\/status\/1947137962287767856\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to videos shared on social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to videos shared on social media<\/a>, roughly one month after <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/panthers-crush-oilers-game-6-024918140.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:winning the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">winning the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The couple swapped vows at a church where Tkachuk, looking dapper in a dark tux, dipped his bride for a kiss as they walked down the aisle.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk wed Ellie Connell over the weekend. @FloridaPanthersDen\/X\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"738\" height=\"1023\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/95e284227cf94b88fc7463c1a72c80b1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk wed Ellie Connell over the weekend. @FloridaPanthersDen\/X<\/p>\n<p>Connell, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theknot.com\/content\/matthew-tkachuk-relationship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:who reportedly got engaged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">who reportedly got engaged<\/a> to the two-time NHL All-Star in 2024, stunned in a strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline.<\/p>\n<p>Once the party got underway at the reception, it was the groom\u2019s father, Hockey Hall of Famer Keith Tkachuk, who stole the spotlight as he was hoisted onto a chair as Chappell Roan\u2019s \u201cPink Pony Club\u201d blared in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The song was famously part of the Oilers\u2019 latest Stanley Cup run, which was thwarted in back-to-back years by the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The groom\u2019s father, Keith Tkachuk, stole the spotlight at the reception. @evansannie\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"860\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d89b11ec7af2ea10a66429fdfec33b3f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The groom\u2019s father, Keith Tkachuk, stole the spotlight at the reception. @evansannie\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The groom dipped his bride as they kissed. @SashaBarky\/X\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"815\" height=\"1023\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c9503061b2ca76df1ca1ff0834e27f7b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The groom dipped his bride as they kissed. @SashaBarky\/X<\/p>\n<p>Florida defeated Edmonton in six games this year after going to seven in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to be a dynasty now,\u201d Tkachuk said in June. \u201cThree years in a row finals, two championships. This is a special group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Panthers have reached the Stanley Cup Final since 2023, losing in five that year to the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Matthew Tkachuck in action for the Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final. NHLI via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"652\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/c0f0a5ba756b0ebbdfe2e81422b0d56c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Tkachuck in action for the Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Tkachuk was traded to the Panthers before the start of the 2022-23 season after spending the first six years of his NHL career with the Flames.<\/p>\n<p>Though Tkachuk was a factor in this year\u2019s Cup run \u2014 he scored eight goals across 23 playoff appearances \u2014 his postseason availability seemed murky after he sustained a lower-body injury during the 4 Nations Face-Off competition.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup in back to back years. AP\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d4f2d9c9121d88942207656a3eb44d56.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Panthers hoisted the Stanley Cup in back to back years. AP<\/p>\n<p>He had not played since February.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had some ups and downs throughout the playoffs, (but) now I\u2019m feeling the best I\u2019ve felt,\u201d Tkachuck said. \u201cPersonally, I\u2019m very happy with where the health is and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And now, he\u2019ll have a championship ring to pair with his wedding band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew Tkachuk\u2019s Stanley Cup victory lap featured two very special words this year: \u201cI do.\u201d The star Panthers&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[536,198,23942,149,5,12601,94,4,24,63,14,244],"class_list":{"0":"post-136095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-brady-tkachuk","9":"tag-edmonton","10":"tag-ellie-connell","11":"tag-golden-knights","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-keith-tkachuk","14":"tag-matthew-tkachuk","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-oilers","17":"tag-panthers","18":"tag-stanley-cup","19":"tag-the-panthers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/114905233989499294","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}