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NHL star Connor McDavid peeled back the curtain on his “phobia” of ketchup on Saturday night following the Edmonton Oilers’<\/a> 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n

McDavid appeared on Sportsnet\u2019s “After Hours”<\/a> program after a one-goal game against the Flames. A fan question came into the broadcast and asked how McDavid is able to manage his extreme dislike of the condiment on the road.<\/p>\n

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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates against the Calgary Flames during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome on Dec. 27, 2025. (Sergei Belski\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

He said his teammates knew to keep it far away from him.<\/p>\n

McDavid was then asked how the issue developed for him, and he stated that it just happened during his childhood.<\/p>\n

“Honestly, you know, it stems from childhood, “McDavid said. “My brother\u2019s the same way. Not sure where it came from. I\u2019m gonna blame it on him. He\u2019s worse than I am. I learned off him, so take it up with him.”<\/p>\n

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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) waits for play to resume during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo\/Abbie Parr)<\/p>\n

He couldn\u2019t name one thing he liked<\/a> about it.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know what it is,” he said. “The texture, it\u2019s the look of it, it\u2019s everything. \u2026 I think it\u2019s a phobia, yeah.”<\/p>\n

McDavid\u2019s wife, Lauren, first revealed the player\u2019s issue with ketchup during Amazon\u2019s “FACEOFF: Inside the NHL.”<\/a> He was adamant last year that it was just something that he and his brother grew up with.<\/p>\n

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Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) celebrates Zach Hyman’s (18) goal on the Calgary Flames during second period NHL action in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (Amber Bracken\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/p>\n

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Heinz Ketchup\u2019s Canada social media account also poked fun at McDavid last October.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n