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USA Keith Tkachuk
#7 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 09/10
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Mar 28, 1972
Position
LW
Age
52
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Melrose, MA, USA
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 1 #19 overall by Winnipeg Jets

A big body with a load of toughness and scoring ability, Tkachuk was a protypical power forward. He had a great shot that he didn't mind firing and loved to play a physical game.

Sons: Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk
Cousins: Casey Fitzgerald, Ryan Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Fitzgerald, Jimmy Hayes, Kevin Hayes
Cousin-in-law: Glen Ostir

Team Staff profile of Keith Tkachuk also available

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Keith Tkachuk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 Malden Catholic High USHS-Prep 21* 30* 16* 46* -* -* |
1989-90 Malden Catholic High USHS-Prep 6* 12* 14* 26* -* -* |
1990-91 Boston Univ. NCAA 36* 17* 23* 40* 70* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 3* 9* 12* -* |
1991-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 17* 3* 5* 8* 28* 0* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 30 -3
Team USA International 45* 10* 10* 20* 141* -* |
USA U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 6* -* |
USA OG 8* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* |
1992-93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 83* 28* 23* 51* 201* -13* | Playoffs 6 4 0 4 14 -5
1993-94 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 84* 41* 40* 81* 255* -12* |
1994-95 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 48* 22* 29* 51* 152* -4* |
1995-96 Winnipeg Jets “A” NHL 76* 50* 48* 98* 156* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 22 0
1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 81* 52* 34* 86* 228* -1* | Playoffs 7 6 0 6 7 2
USA “A” WCup 7* 5* 1* 6* 44* 6* |
1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 69* 40* 26* 66* 147* 9* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 10 -1
USA “A” OG 4* 0* 2* 2* 6* -3* |
1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 68* 36* 32* 68* 151* 22* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 13 -4
1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 50* 22* 21* 43* 82* 7* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -4
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes “C” NHL 64* 29* 42* 71* 108* 6* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 12* 6* 2* 8* 14* -3* | Playoffs 15 2 7 9 20 0
2001-02 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 73* 38* 37* 75* 117* 21* | Playoffs 10 5 5 10 18 1
USA OG 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |
2002-03 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 56* 31* 24* 55* 139* 1* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 14 -1
2003-04 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 75* 33* 38* 71* 83* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 10 -1
2004-05 USA WCup 5* 4* 2* 6* 28* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 41* 15* 21* 36* 46* -15* |
USA “A” OG 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* -5* |
2006-07 St. Louis Blues NHL 61* 20* 23* 43* 92* 3* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 18* 7* 8* 15* 34* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 12 2
2007-08 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 79* 27* 31* 58* 69* -2* |
2008-09 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 79* 25* 24* 49* 61* -11* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
2009-10 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 67* 13* 19* 32* 56* -2* |

Keith Tkachuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International 1 45* 10* 10* 20* 0.44* 141* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 36* 17* 23* 40* 1.11* 70* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 18 1 201* 538* 527* 1 065* 0.89* 2 219* 33* | 13 89 28 * 28 * 56 * 0.63 * 176 * -15 *
OG 4 23* 3* 3* 6* 0.26* 28* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 2 27* 42* 30* 72* 2.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 12* 9* 3* 12* 1.00* 72* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 9* 7* 16* 1.14* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Tkachuk Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/08/2010
04/08/2010 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Retired
06/20/2009
06/20/2009 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1989, 19 #177 overall by Hull Olympiques in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 7 retired by Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Arizona Coyotes

Cult/Star player for Boston Univ.

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Cult/Star player for Winnipeg Jets

Career transactions
- 2010-04-09 • Announced his retirement
- 2009-06-19 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2007-06-30 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2007-06-26 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues with a conditional 2008 4th round pick for a conditional 2008 1st round pick
- 2007-02-25 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Glen Metropolit, 2007 1st (later traded to Calgary: Mikael Backlund) & 3rd round picks & a 2008 2nd round pick (Philip McRae)
- 2002-09-07 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2002-07-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2001-07-12 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the St. Louis Blues
- 2001-03-13 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues for Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy, Jeff Taffe & a 2001 1st round pick (Ben Eager)
- 1996-07-01 • Rights transferred to the Phoenix Coyotes after the Winnipeg Jets franchise relocated