Song into any kind of NHL video game these days and there's a respectable opportunity you'll see a player with a bro that additionally plays in the League. There were 15 bro mixes opening-day NHL lineups this season. That's not a brand-new growth; some are super stars and others are support gamers, however bros have constantly had a place in the NHL. Going back via the years, some of the NHL's greatest gamers-- the sort of Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe -- have had bros that played in the League. There also are brothers that each were Hall of Fame players, such as Maurice and Henri Richard and Phil and Tony Esposito. In the NHL this year, facility Jack Hughes, defenseman Quinn Hughes and defenseman Luke Hughes and forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are among the highest-profile bro combos. In college hockey, a new age of brothers-- that might graduate to the NHL eventually-- is emerging. Some of the NCAA's biggest names this period have siblings that are colleagues or dipping into various other schools. Here are 10 sibling combos-- nine duos and one trio-- making sounds in collegiate hockey this season. Shai Buium and Zeev Buium, DenverShai, a jr defenseman that belonged to Denver's national champion team in 2022, was chosen by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2021 NHL Draft. The 20-year-old had 21 points as a sophomore last season. Zeev, a 17-year-old fresher defenseman, is eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft. Macklin Celebrini and Aiden Celebrini, Boston UniversityMacklin, a freshman facility, is on the list of favorites to be selected No. 1 in the 2024 draft. The youngest gamer in college hockey at 17, he has four factors in two games; he had 86 factors in 50 games for Chicago of the United States Hockey Organization last season. Older brother Aiden, 18, a freshman defenseman, was chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 2023 NHL Draft; he had 21 factors in 47 games for Brooks of the Alberta Junior Hockey Organization last season Akil Thomas Jersey. Each dipped into Shattuck St. Mary's School in Minnesota; in his last period there in 2021-22, Macklin had 117 factors in 52 games. Dylan Duke and Tyler Battle Each Other, MichiganDylan, a younger center, was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round of the 2021 draft. The 20-year-old had 32 factors as a Michigan student last season. Tyler, a 19-year-old defenseman, had 12 factors in 40 video games for Ohio State last season before joining his bro at Michigan this season. Their papa, Steve Duke, was a defenseman in the American Hockey Organization ECHL and Western
Song into any kind of NHL video game these days and there's a respectable opportunity you'll see a player with a bro that additionally plays in the League. There were 15 bro mixes opening-day NHL lineups this season. That's not a brand-new growth; some are super stars and others are support gamers, however bros have constantly had a place in the NHL. Going back via the years, some of the NHL's greatest gamers-- the sort of Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe -- have had bros that played in the League. There also are brothers that each were Hall of Fame players, such as Maurice and Henri Richard and Phil and Tony Esposito. In the NHL this year, facility Jack Hughes, defenseman Quinn Hughes and defenseman Luke Hughes and forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are among the highest-profile bro combos. In college hockey, a new age of brothers-- that might graduate to the NHL eventually-- is emerging. Some of the NCAA's biggest names this period have siblings that are colleagues or dipping into various other schools. Here are 10 sibling combos-- nine duos and one trio-- making sounds in collegiate hockey this season. Shai Buium and Zeev Buium, DenverShai, a jr defenseman that belonged to Denver's national champion team in 2022, was chosen by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2021 NHL Draft. The 20-year-old had 21 points as a sophomore last season. Zeev, a 17-year-old fresher defenseman, is eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft. Macklin Celebrini and Aiden Celebrini, Boston UniversityMacklin, a freshman facility, is on the list of favorites to be selected No. 1 in the 2024 draft. The youngest gamer in college hockey at 17, he has four factors in two games; he had 86 factors in 50 games for Chicago of the United States Hockey Organization last season. Older brother Aiden, 18, a freshman defenseman, was chosen by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 2023 NHL Draft; he had 21 factors in 47 games for Brooks of the Alberta Junior Hockey Organization last season Akil Thomas Jersey. Each dipped into Shattuck St. Mary's School in Minnesota; in his last period there in 2021-22, Macklin had 117 factors in 52 games. Dylan Duke and Tyler Battle Each Other, MichiganDylan, a younger center, was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round of the 2021 draft. The 20-year-old had 32 factors as a Michigan student last season. Tyler, a 19-year-old defenseman, had 12 factors in 40 video games for Ohio State last season before joining his bro at Michigan this season. Their papa, Steve Duke, was a defenseman in the American Hockey Organization ECHL and Western