Keith Tkachuk

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Keith Tkachuk
Date of birth March 28, 1972
place of birth Melrose , Massachusetts , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 105 kg
position Left wing
number # 7
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 1st lap, 17th position
Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1990-1991 Boston University
1991-1996 Winnipeg Jets
1996-2001 Phoenix Coyotes
2001-2007 St. Louis Blues
2007 Atlanta Thrashers
2007-2010 St. Louis Blues

Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28, 1972 in Melrose , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and current scout , who played 1290 games for the Winnipeg Jets , Phoenix Coyotes , St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers in the National Hockey League on the position of the left winger and scored over 1000 points . Tkachuk won the Maurice Richard Trophy as the NHL's top scorer in 1997 . With the national team of the United States , he won the gold medal at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics .

Career

Tkachuk in the dress of the St. Louis Blues

Tkachuk, who has a German grandfather, played for Malden Catholic High School until 1990 and was then elected 17th in the first round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets . He played another year for the Boston University team before making the leap to the NHL.

In the NHL 1991/92 he came to only 17 games in the NHL, but from the following season he was an integral part of the Jets. Tkachuk was not only dangerous for goals, he also used his physical strength and was always at the forefront of the penalty minutes. Together with Teemu Selänne and Alexei Schamnow , he formed one of the best young assault ranks in the NHL. From the mid-1990s he was the captain of the team that, after its best season in 1995/96 with 98 scorer points, moved from central Canada to sunny Arizona . Here Tkachuk was the face of the team in the first few years. After five years in Winnipeg and another four with the Phoenix Coyotes , he was given to the St. Louis Blues towards the end of the fifth season .

Tkachuk was also one of the most successful players in St. Louis. But year after year he was criticized for lack of fitness and overweight. In February 2007 he was transferred to the Atlanta Thrashers , but only returned to St. Louis four months later. In April 2010, Tkachuk announced that he would retire at the end of the 2009-10 season. In 2011 he was honored with induction into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame . Tkachuk has been working as a scout for his ex-team St. Louis Blues since the 2014/15 season .

International

Tkachuk played with Team USA in the Olympics in 1992 , 1998 , 2002 and 2006 . In Salt Lake City 2002 he was able to win the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

International

Team records

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Boston University Hockey East 36 17th 23 40 70
1991/92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 17th 3 5 8th 28 7th 3 0 3 30th
1992/93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 83 28 23 51 201 6th 4th 0 4th 14th
1993/94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 84 41 40 81 255 - - - - -
1994/95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 22nd 29 51 152 - - - - -
1995/96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 76 50 48 98 156 6th 1 2 3 22nd
1996/97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 81 52 34 86 228 7th 6th 0 6th 7th
1997/98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 69 40 26th 66 147 6th 3 3 6th 10
1998/99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 68 36 32 68 151 7th 1 3 4th 13
1999/00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 50 22nd 21st 43 82 5 1 1 2 4th
2000/01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64 29 42 71 108 - - - - -
2000/01 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 6th 2 8th 14th 15th 2 7th 9 20th
2001/02 St. Louis Blues NHL 73 38 37 75 117 10 5 5 10 18th
2002/03 St. Louis Blues NHL 56 31 24 55 139 7th 1 3 4th 14th
2003/04 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 33 38 71 83 5 0 2 2 10
2004/05 St. Louis Blues NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 St. Louis Blues NHL 41 15th 21st 36 46 - - - - -
2006/07 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 20th 23 43 92 - - - - -
2006/07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 18th 7th 8th 15th 34 4th 1 2 3 12
2007/08 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 27 31 58 69 - - - - -
2008/09 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 25th 24 49 61 4th 0 0 0 2
2009/10 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 13 19th 32 56 - - - - -
Hockey East overall 36 17th 23 40 70
NHL overall 1201 538 527 1065 2219 89 28 28 56 176

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 United States June World Cup 4th Place 7th 6th 3 9 12
1992 United States June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 3 4th 7th 6th
1992 United States Olympia 4th Place 8th 1 1 2 12
1996 United States World cup 1st place, gold 7th 5 1 6th 44
1998 United States Olympia 6th place 4th 0 2 2 6th
2002 United States Olympia 2nd place, silver 5 2 0 2 2
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 5 5 1 6th 23
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 0 0 0 8th
Juniors overall 14th 9 7th 16 18th
Men overall 35 13 5 18th 85

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

His sons Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are also ice hockey players. In addition, his cousins Tom Fitzgerald , Jimmy Hayes and Kevin Hayes also played long in the NHL.

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personal data
SURNAME Tkachuk, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tkachuk, Keith Matthew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and scout
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Melrose (Massachusetts) , Massachusetts