SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Director of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired forward Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for three first-round draft picks and one second-round draft pick.
Ottawa receives Florida’s 2026 first-round selection, Tampa Bay’s 2026 first-round selection (previously acquired by Florida from Seattle), Florida’s 2027 second-round selection, and Florida’s 2029 first-round selection (top 10 protected).
“Brady is a dynamic competitor and one of the most physical and relentless forwards in the league,” Zito said. “A proven leader and exactly the type of player we want in our locker room, he strives to make everyone around him better on and off the ice. We are excited to welcome Brady to South Florida and join our group as we continue our pursuit of championship hockey.”
Tkachuk, 26, appeared in 60 games with the Senators in 2025-26, scoring 59 points (22-37-59), tied for third in Ottawa, and ranked second in points per game (.98). His faceoff winning percentage of 57.6 was a career high, and his 162 hits also ranked third on the Senators.
The 6-foot-4, 226-pound native of Scottsdale, Arizona, played in 572 career NHL games with the Senators from 2018-19 to 2025-26, scoring 463 points (213-250-463). He has served as Ottawa’s captain in each of the past five seasons. Tkachuk has reached the 20-goal mark in seven of his eight NHL seasons and has scored at least 30 goals in three consecutive seasons from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Tkachuk led Ottawa in hits in six of his eight seasons, ranking second among all league skaters in 2019-20 and 2020-21 and third in 2023-24. He ranks second among all skaters in penalties earned over the past eight campaigns (295) behind Connor McDavid (303). Since the 2019-20 season, only two NHL players have recorded at least 400 points and 500 penalty minutes: Matthew Tkachuk (182-314-496, 510 PIM in 449 GP) and Brady Tkachuk (191-227-418, 746 PIM in 501 GP). His 16 hits against New Jersey on April 6, 2024, are the most in a single regular season game since the NHL began tracking in 2007-08.
Prior to his professional experience, Tkachuk skated for one season (2017-18) with the NCAA’s Boston University Terriers, where he led the team with 23 assists (8-23-31) in 40 games as a freshman. He also played two seasons (2015-16 to 2016-17) with the U.S. National Team Development Program’s U17 and U18 teams.
On the international stage, Tkachuk most recently won a gold medal for the United States at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, recording five points (3-2-5) in six tournament games. He also served as captain at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship, scoring 7 points in 7 games (1-6-7) and winning the gold medal. At the 2018 U20 WJC, he scored 9 points in 7 games (3-6-9) and won the bronze medal.
Originally selected by Ottawa in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, Tkachuk is the brother of Panthers forward, co-captain and two-time Stanley Cup winner Matthew Tkachuk. Their father, Keith Tkachuk, won the Maurice Richard Trophy in 1996-1997 and played in 1,201 NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers.
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