NHL news: Brady Tkachuk says he was drug tested after Olympic win

After Team USA beat Canada in the Olympic gold medal game on Sunday, all Brady Tkachuk wanted to do was celebrate. But first he had to take a drug test.

Tkachuk, 26, fulfilled his media obligations and tapped him on the shoulder as he headed to the locker room.

“I tap myself on the shoulder, ‘Hi Brady, you’ve been selected for drug testing,’” Tkachuk said on the latest episode of his podcast. “Wingmen with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.”

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Matthew Tkachuk said players are not required to take a drug test when they are notified, but until they do, you are on probation. Brady said the other two players chose to take their tests right away but missed a few songs. He didn’t want to miss any of the celebrations, so he opted to wait for the bus to leave to take the exam, which meant another hour and a half to two hours.

Matthew said the man he called “little Johnny”, who was running the test, had a front row seat to the locker room celebrations.

Brady said he drank about five beers, three Powerades and two waters over a period of about 40 minutes but did not yet have the urge to use the restroom. He explained that drug tests require 90 milliliters of urine, and if you do not fill the glass with the required amount, you have to wait until you fill it.

Brady Tkachuk of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s gold medal match between Canada and the United States during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on February 22, 2026. (Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)

Brady said he normally doesn’t have any problems going to the bathroom after the game, but due to the pressure of having to test to continue celebrating, he wasn’t sure if he would be able to produce enough urine to complete the test. The Ottawa Senators captain said he was patient and finally decided to take the test 10 minutes before the bus was due to depart.

“Finally, 10 minutes before I got on the bus (left), I said, ‘Eff, I gotta gamble, I gotta gamble with this.’ And he did, and (it was) 100 milliliters. I said, ‘Thank God’ because if I had to stay there and all the kids left and I had to meet them, I would have been grumpy.”

Locker room celebrations kicked off several days of wild partying for Team USA.

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Brady Tkachuk, Jack Hughes, Matthew Tkachuk and Quinn Hughes attend the US men’s hockey team’s Olympic gold medal celebrations at E11EVEN Miami on February 23, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Getty Images for Alexander Tamargo/E11EVEN Miami)

Following Team USA’s win in Milan, the team flew to Miami to celebrate their win at the famous nightclub E11even. Once their raucous celebrations were over, they flew to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald Trump and attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

The Senators returned to action on Thursday, losing 2-1 to the Detroit Red Wings in overtime. Tkachuk scored the team’s only goal but was left bleeding after a huge hit.

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