Team USA star Brady Tkachuk endures 'you eat crayons' taunt in wild return to Canada

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Reigle, M. (2026, October 22). Team USA star Brady Tkachuk endures 'you eat crayons' taunt in wild return to Canada. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/team-usa-star-brady-tkachuk-endures-you-eat-crayons-taunt-wild-return-canada

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Brady Tkachuk faced a hostile reception during his return to the Ottawa Senators arena with his new team, the Florida Panthers. The taunts included chants like "You eat crayons," and fans booed tributes to Tkachuk. Despite this, Tkachuk scored in the game and engaged playfully with the crowd's antics, even getting into it physically with some former teammates. The Senators won 5-1, but Tkachuk’s performance and reaction entertained both players and spectators alike.
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📰 Brady Tkachuk Returns Controversially
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CBC News
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“Both articles describe Brady Tkachuk's return to play in Ottawa for the first time since being traded, with fans booing and heckling him.”
New York Post
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“Both articles describe Brady Tkachuk's return game with the Florida Panthers against the Ottawa Senators on October 22, 2026, where he was booed by fans and greeted with an angry reception.”
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Topics

Canada Olympic Ottawa Sens U.S.

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Tkachuk PERSON · 8× Canada GPE · 2× Ottawa GPE · 2× Senators ORG · 2× Sens ORG · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Brady Tkachuk PERSON · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Florida Panthers ORG · 1× the Ottawa Senators ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ever since Brady Tkachuk asked the Ottawa Senators for a trade and they shipped him to the division rival Florida Panthers, everyone has had Tuesday night's game in the Canadian capital marked on their "Far Side" desk calendars.
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🔮 While most NHLers would try to downplay it with a quick, subtle wave or nod, Tkachuk did a full victory lap like he was returning after 1,400 games in the league.

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Ever since Brady Tkachuk asked the Ottawa Senators for a trade and they shipped him to the division rival Florida Panthers, everyone has had Tuesday night's game in the Canadian capital marked on their "Far Side" desk calendars. asserted
game → ask → calendars
Tkachuk had been the franchise centerpiece in Ottawa, but things started to change after he and the U.S. men's hockey team won Olympic gold over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. asserted
he → start → Milan
Remember when the U.S. beat Canada for Olympic gold? asserted
U.S. → remember → gold
Anyway, that led to repeated questions about his commitment to the franchise. asserted
that → lead → franchise
By the summer, that commitment was no more as he asked for a ticket out and landed in South Florida with his brother, Matthew. asserted
he → ask → brother
Now, Sens fans were understandably perturbed by this as the club is without a doubt on the rise, and boy, did they make their displeasure known. asserted
displeasure → make → rise
I mean, if there are supercuts of the various chants a crowd hurls at a former player, then I think it's safe to say that the current relationship is frosty at best. asserted
relationship → mean → player
I've got to hand it to them; they were creative. asserted
they → get → them
I never thought I'd hear an NHL arena chanting "You eat crayons," but I just did. asserted
I → think → crayons
But Tkachuk, who has been on a heater lately that included back-to-back natural hat tricks, didn't let those chants get under his skin. asserted
chants → include → skin
For starters, he scored the opening goal of the game. asserted
he → score → game
The only downside was that the Senators scored the next five to win 5-1. asserted
Senators → score → five
But there were more hilarious moments, the biggest being Tkachuk's full-on heel turn when the team showed a tribute video that got mercilessly booed by the crowd. asserted
that → be → crowd
While most NHLers would try to downplay it with a quick, subtle wave or nod, Tkachuk did a full victory lap like he was returning after 1,400 games in the league. asserted
he → try → league
Even the angriest Senators fan had to be like, "Alright, that was pretty funny." asserted
that → have → ?
Tkachuk also got into it with his former teammates like Ridley Greig. asserted
Tkachuk → get → Greig
Then, as if all of that wasn't enough, Sens fans started raining down their old Tkachuk jerseys. asserted
fans → start → jerseys
You don't see too many returns go down like that. asserted
returns → see → that
But if Tkachuk was rattled by it, he sure didn't let it show during his postgame interview. asserted
it → rattle → interview
You've got to think that Tkachuk is going to hear something like this any time he steps on the Canadian Tire Centre ice for the rest of his career. asserted
he → get → career
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