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Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, and J.T. Miller apparently planned to brawl their Canadian counterparts hours before their game. On Saturday night, the USA faced off against Canada in the NHL’s Four Nation face-off, and things got off to a hot start when three fights popped off in the opening seconds of the game.
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA OPEN UP THEIR FOUR NATIONS GAME WITH THREE FIGHTS IN THE FIRST NINE SECONDS! pic.twitter.com/Y7fLhccJ5K
— The Sports Place (@offsportsplace) February 16, 2025
After their 3-1 win vs Canada, the Tkachuk bros revealed that he planned the fights alongside JT Miller via group chat before the game.
“Yeah there was a little discussion during the day,” Brady said.
“Tell the truth,” Matthew quipped.
“Yeah there was a group chat going on today.”
Apparently there was a group chat between the Tkachuk brothers and J.T. Miller that planned the 3 opening fights.
“Yeah there was a little discussion during the day,” Brady said.
“Tell the truth,” Matthew quipped.
“Yeah there was a group chat going on today."
😂
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) February 16, 2025
Matthew went on to say they wanted to send a message to the world during the game.
“We had to send a message. The message we wanted to send is “‘It’s our time.’”
Matthew Tkachuk: “The message we wanted to send is “‘It’s our time.’” pic.twitter.com/DMWXxzl14w
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) February 16, 2025