VANCOUVER — Christmas came early for the Tanev family this year.
On Tuesday night, the family was in the stands to witness the first NHL matchup between brothers Chris and Brandon Tanev. Chris, a Vancouver Canucks defenseman, had previously missed 20 games with a lower body injury but re-entered the lineup just in time to welcome his rookie brother, a winger with the Winnipeg Jets, to Rogers Arena.
Yet much to Chris’s chagrin, their mother wasn’t rooting for the seasoned veteran.
“My mom said she’s cheering for Winnipeg,” he said. “Hopefully she’ll change her mind.”
Sophie Meredith Tanev may want to reconsider her Western Conference allegiances as the Canucks toppled the Jets 4–1.