Battle of the NHL Bros: Who Are The Top 5 Brothers in The NHL?
It is no secret that the NHL tends to be a family affair when it comes to siblings playing amongst each other in the league, and it seems that the rivalry has only grown in the past years. Let's count down the top five sibling duos (or trios) currently playing.
5: Cal and Nolan Foote
Callan «Cal» Foote, plays for the Tampa Bay Lighting following being drafted in 2020. The 6'4 Defenseman scored 12 career points during the regular season. Cal added two more points so far during the 2021 playoff season.
Nolan Foote the New Jersey Devils drafted the left wing in 2021. Despite only playing 13 NHL games, Foote has scored 6 points.
4: Caleb and Seth Jones
Caleb Jones was acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2021 season following his three years in Edmonton playing for the Oilers. The Defenseman joined his brother Seth, where he played 51 games scoring 15 points
Seth Jones, similarly to Caleb, joined the Blackhawks in 2021 following the Adam Boqvist trade. While the trade was viewed as controversial Jones has proven to be a heavy assist scorer with 46 out of his 51 points being assists.
3: Jack, And Quinn Hughes
Jack Hughes was the first overall pick by the New Jersey Devils in 2019. The Center has had an impressive season nearly evening out his goals and assists ratio at 26 goals and 30 assists. This season alone Hughes doubled his career points.
Quinn Hughes was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 2018. The older brother and defenseman has had a steady improvement over his four seasons in Vancouver, scoring 68 points this season.
In addition the youngest Hughes brother Luke who was drafted to the Devils, in 2021 and currently playing for the University of Michigan is set to join the crew soon.
2: Brady and Matthew Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk is a Left Wing for the Ottawa Senators. Brady has spent his whole career with the senators where he has broken both his career records this season with 30 goals and 37 assists during the 21-22 season.
Matthew Tkachuk, also a left wing playing for the Calgary Flames had an impressive playoff season with Flames scoring 10 points over the duration of the playoffs. Matthew has broken his goal and assist records totaling his points for the regular season at 104 breaking his previous high of 77 points.
2: Dylan and Ryan Strome
Dylan Strome who was traded from the Arizona Coyotes in 2018 to the Chicago Blackhawks has had impressive improvements as a Blackhawk. The Center who played in line with fellow top scorers Patrick Kane and Alex Debrincat scored 48 points this past season. Dylan also set a career high of scoring 22 goals.
Ryan Strome currently plays for the New York Rangers since 2018. During those four seasons Ryan has scored 195 points for the Rangers in only 263 games with the team. Strome seems to be still one fire, scoring 2 goals and 7 assists so far this playoff season.
1: Brady and Matthew Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk is a Left Wing for the Ottawa Senators. Brady has spent his whole career with the senators where he has broken both his career records this season with 30 goals and 37 assists during the 21-22 season.
Matthew Tkachuk, also a left wing playing for the Calgary Flames had an impressive playoff season with Flames scoring 10 points over the duration of the playoffs. Matthew has broken his goal and assist records totaling his points for the regular season at 104 breaking his previous high of 77 points.
It seems that in the NHL it runs in the family if one brother is doing well then the other will follow suit.
