Stanley Cup champion Matthew Tkachuk meets up with Travis Kelce and issues one-word reminder for fans

Modified Jul 20, 2024 11:56 GMT

Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk won the Stanley Cup Final two weeks ago, the NHL's highest honor. Meanwhile, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce won the Super Bowl in Feb., the NFL's highest honor. The two champions met on Tuesday, and Tkachuk shared a photo of the two on Instagram.

Matthew Tkachuk linked up with Travis Kelce and shared the snap to Instagram (via Instagram/Matthew Tkachuk)

Tkachuk captioned his post with one word, "Champs," and added the laughing and the trophy emojis. Not only did they both win this year, but both were in the Finals the year before that as well.

However, the Kansas City Chiefs have back-to-back Super Bowl wins, while the Florida Panthers only have back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup Final. They did hold off a historic comeback in the Final this year to win their first-ever championship.

Tkachuk has been making the rounds to celebrate his Stanley Cup Final win. Aside from Kelce, he was also seen spending time with former NBA superstar Blake Griffin and actor Chace Crawford.

Tkachuk shared another Instagram story with Roger Clemens on the golf course. Clemens is a former MLB superstar, one of the most decorated pitchers of all time and an avid golfer.

Matthew Tkachuk shouts out Jayson Tatum

Matthew Tkachuk is connected to several sports champions from the most recent seasons. He linked up with Travis Kelce, who won the Super Bowl, and gave a shoutout to Jayson Tatum, who won the NBA Finals.

Matthew Tkachuk shouted out Jayson Tatum (image credit: IMAGN)

The connection to Tatum is much deeper, though. These two were childhood friends and fellow athletes from a local city in St. Louis. Tkachuk congratulated Tatum (via Sports Illustrated):