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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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On October 20, 2026, Brady Tkachuk returned to play his first game back with the Florida Panthers at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, where he previously played for the Ottawa Senators. The atmosphere was hostile, with a chorus of boos and heckling greeting Tkachuk upon his return. Fans were upset after Tkachuk requested a trade earlier this year, leaving many feeling betrayed despite his long-standing commitment to the team since being drafted fourth overall in 2018. Tkachuk's decision followed the Senators' first-round playoff loss to the Carolina Hurricanes and was further fueled by his victory over Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics with Team USA. Tkachuk faced creative insults from fans, including chants of "You eat crayons," but maintained a composed attitude, acknowledging the passionate fan reaction with a smile after scoring Florida's only goal in their 5-1 loss to Ottawa.

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Tkachuk PERSON · 8× Canada GPE · 2× Ottawa ORG · 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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Team USA star Brady Tkachuk endures 'you eat crayons' taunt in wild return to Canada · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 0 hedged)

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