Brady Tkachuk Reveals What Sparked USA-Canada Line Brawl & Shares Inside Details on Team's Group Chat
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk revealed the events that lead up to a full line brawl after the opening faceoff in the USA versus Canada Four Nations game.
The Four Nations faceoff tournament was one of the most successful one-off events the NHL has put on in the last decade if not longer.
Part of that success came thanks to Team USA brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, who embraced the villain role at the event.
Ahead of Team USA's round robin game against Canada, the two brothers orchestrated an entire line brawl with the Canadians on the opening faceoff creating tons of excitement and drama right off the hop.
Luckily, the two brothers happened to be mic'ed up for the game as well, so we got some exclusive behind-the-scenes audio of them talking about it in the penalty box after the scrum was over.
Today, Brady went on the Spittin Chiclets podcast where he talked about the fight and the events that led up to it.
He revealed that he didn't think it was that serious, but once JT Miller got involved they decided they had to go through with it, regardless of what both team's coaches may have wanted.
While Jon Cooper and Mike Sullivan may have preferred for the players not to fight, it proved to be a huge moment for the game of hockey as it helped spike ratings for the rest of the tournament.
After the brawl got much media attention, the final game between the USA and Canada became one of the most watched hockey games of all time, helping grow the game and the NHL brand.
Hopefully we will get more events like this in the future as the league looks to continue to grow.
![Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against Team Canada during the first period during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/532257.webp "Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against Team Canada during the first period during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images")
![Feb 12, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada defenseman Josh Morrissey (44) looks on against Team Sweden in the second period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/532130.webp "Feb 12, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada defenseman Josh Morrissey (44) looks on against Team Sweden in the second period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images")
