Tkachuk brothers surprise dad split

Hockey runs deep in the Tkachuk family, and that was evident again on Friday.

In a video on social media, Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk told their father, Keith, of his induction into the St. Louis Blues Hall of Fame, and got a great reaction after sharing the news with him.

“Oh, are you serious?” Keith said after Matthew welcomed him to the Blues Hall of Fame. “I think I’m in the Hall of Fame because of you guys.”

“Now I’m gonna cry,” he added.

Keith will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame along with Pavol Demitra and Mike Liut, the team announced during the first period of Thursday’s game.

While suiting up for the Blues for nine seasons in the early 2000s, Keith scored 208 and recorded 219 assists. He played 20 years in the NHL and was a two-time All-Star.

Now Matthew and Brady carry on the family name on the ice, with the brothers playing for the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators respectively.

Keith later had the opportunity to share the exciting news with Demitra's wife, Maja.

"I'm pretty excited going in, but I'm even more excited that I'm going in with Pav," Keith said after telling her the news. "I'm happy for you and your family and the kids and everybody. ... I'm so blessed that we have this opportunity and we miss him every day."

Demitra sadly passed away in an airplane crash in Russia in 2011 while traveling to Belarus to begin the KHL season.