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Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, are drawing comparisons to the Kelce brothers (Getty Images) The Tkachuk brothers are no strangers to the spotlight, both on and off the ice. With Matthew Tkachuk cementing his legacy as a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion with the Florida Panthers and Brady Tkachuk leading the Ottawa Senators as captain, the duo is now drawing comparisons to another famous sibling pair \u2014 NFL superstars Travis and Jason Kelce.<\/p>\n
From EA Sports NHL 26 cover stars to mainstream media figures<\/p>\n
This summer, Matthew graced the cover of EA Sports NHL 26, with Brady and their father, Keith Tkachuk, joining him on the deluxe edition. For the brothers, it marked more than just a video game milestone. \u201cI think our 10-year-old selves would be losing their minds seeing that we\u2019re on a cover of the NHL game that we loved playing growing up,\u201d Brady said.<\/p>\n
Tkachuk Brothers spill how the fights in 4 Nations made it out of the group chat & onto the ice<\/p>\n
Their growing media presence has been hard to ignore. From commercials and TV appearances to streaming projects like Prime Video\u2019s Faceoff: Inside the NHL, the Tkachuks are showcasing personality in a sport that often resists individual promotion. Their fiery showing at the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year \u2014 where both dropped gloves against Canada \u2014 only amplified their popularity. Soon after, they appeared on the New Heights podcast with the Kelce brothers, sparking chatter about their own potential media ventures. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotten a little bit of advice via the podcast route,\u201d Matthew revealed. \u201cBut maybe one day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Building a legacy beyond the rink while embracing controversy<\/p>\n
Like the Kelces, the Tkachuks thrive on charisma, but not everyone is on board. Matthew\u2019s bruising play style and Brady\u2019s physical edge continue to frustrate rival fans. Even off the ice, headlines follow \u2014 including Matthew\u2019s recent selection to Donald Trump\u2019s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. On this, he remained cautious, saying it\u2019s \u201ca little too early\u201d to confirm his role.<\/p>\n
Matt & Brady Tkachuk on 4 Nations Face-Off, Partying with The Cup & Art of Hockey Fights | Ep 126<\/p>\n
Still, the brothers are determined to use their platform to grow hockey\u2019s reach. \u201cI think any exposure you get that can grow the game is very important to us,\u201d Brady said. Matthew added, \u201cWe want to be guys that leave the game in a way better place than it was when we started.\u201dAlso Read: NHL analyst explains hurdles delaying Lane Hutson\u2019s long-term extension with Canadiens<\/a>For now, the Tkachuks are focused on balancing success on the ice with expanding their voices off it \u2014 a dynamic that could one day see them become hockey\u2019s very own answer to the Kelce brothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, are drawing comparisons to the Kelce brothers (Getty Images) The Tkachuk brothers are no…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377],"tags":[11785,536,25965,7388,5,29000,1077,94,28999,3823,15247],"class_list":{"0":"post-167048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hockey","8":"tag-brady","9":"tag-brady-tkachuk","10":"tag-ea-sports","11":"tag-ea-sports-nhl","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-kelce-brothers","14":"tag-matthew","15":"tag-matthew-tkachuk","16":"tag-nhl-26-cover-stars","17":"tag-stanley-cup-champion","18":"tag-tkachuk-brothers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115069759261923851","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167048","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=167048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}