Internet owes Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk big apology after…

Tkachuk's six goals in two games came after a scoreless start to the season, and made him the first player in two years to manage back-to-back hat tricks.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:34 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026
Updated 11:22 PM ET · aired 2 times

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First reported by Fox News: “Internet owes Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk big apology after second consecutive hat trick”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:34 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.
Topics: Panthers, Tom Brady.
BBN covered this story before: Eagles QB Hurts ruled out vs. Panthers with blood clot in calf (October 15).

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Fox NewsInternet owes Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk big apology after second consecutive hat trick

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime to pay that off: Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk scored back-to-back hat tricks after a scoreless start to the season, the first player to do it since Auston Matthews in twenty twenty-four.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the internet spent weeks writing him off, and he answered with six goals in two games. That is what I call a comeback story.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSix goals. Now the group chats will pretend they believed in him all along.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHat trick, the old tradition where fans throw their hats on the ice.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwo nights in a row, which means somebody went home hatless twice.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the apology tweets are already in drafts. Mine just says, sorry, please return my hat.

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