Hockey runs in Chychrun's family. His father, Jeff Chychrun, was a defenseman who played 262 NHL games for five teams from 1986-87 through 1993-94, and his uncle, Luke Richardson, also a defenseman, played 1,417 NHL games from 1987-88 through 2008-09.

Jakob Chychrun is also a defenseman, albeit with more offensive skills than his dad or uncle. He's an excellent skater with a big shot and a high hockey IQ and should only get better as he matures.

After two seasons with Sarnia of the Ontario Hockey League, the Arizona Coyotes selected him in the first round (No. 16) of the 2016 NHL Draft. He made the Coyotes as an 18-year-old and scored his first NHL goal against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 20, 2016. Though the Coyotes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Chychrun had a solid first season, finishing with 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 68 games.

He missed the first two months of the 2017-18 season after offseason knee surgery but returned Dec. 3 and scored a goal in his first game back, a 3ñ2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Chychrun had surgery to repair a torn ACL that delayed the start to his 2018-19 season until Nov. 13. One hour before his first game, he signed a six-year contract and finished the season with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 53 games.

Chychrun did not make his season debut in 2022-23 until Nov. 21 because of a wrist injury. Four seasons into his six-year contract, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators by the Coyotes on March 1 for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a conditional second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• OHL All-Rookie Team (2015)
• OHL Second All-Star Team (2016)
• Traded to Ottawa by Arizona for a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, 2nd-round pick in 2024 and 2nd-round pick in 2026, March 1, 2023.