Keith Tkachuk

Date of Birth: Mar 28, 1972
Age: 54
Place of Birth: Melrose, MA, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 105 kg / 231 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Keith Tkachuk Facts

Player Type: Power ForwardPP Specialist
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 also available: Keith Tkachuk

Keith Tkachuk Statistics

									Post
1988-1989	Malden Catholic High	USHS-Prep	21	30	16	46	-	-
1989-1990	Malden Catholic High	USHS-Prep	6	12	14	26	-	-
1990-1991	Boston Univ.	NCAA	36	17	23	40	70	-
1990-1991	USA U20	WJC-20	7	6	3	9	12	-
1991-1992	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	17	3	5	8	28	0	Playoffs	7	3	0	3	30	-3
1991-1992	Team USA	International	45	10	10	20	141	-
1991-1992	USA U20 "C"	WJC-20	7	3	4	7	6	-
1991-1992	USA Olympics	OG	8	1	1	2	12	-
1992-1993	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	83	28	23	51	201	-13	Playoffs	6	4	0	4	14	-5
1993-1994	Winnipeg Jets "C"	NHL	84	41	40	81	255	-12
1994-1995	Winnipeg Jets "C"	NHL	48	22	29	51	152	-4
1995-1996	Winnipeg Jets "A"	NHL	76	50	48	98	156	11	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	22	0
1996-1997	Phoenix Coyotes "C"	NHL	81	52	34	86	228	-1	Playoffs	7	6	0	6	7	2
1996-1997	USA "A"	WCup	7	5	1	6	44	6
1997-1998	Phoenix Coyotes "C"	NHL	69	40	26	66	147	9	Playoffs	6	3	3	6	10	-1
1997-1998	USA Olympics "A"	OG	4	0	2	2	6	-3
1998-1999	Phoenix Coyotes "C"	NHL	68	36	32	68	151	22	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	13	-4
1999-2000	Phoenix Coyotes "C"	NHL	50	22	21	43	82	7	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	4	-4
2000-2001	Phoenix Coyotes "C"	NHL	64	29	42	71	108	6
2000-2001	St. Louis Blues	NHL	12	6	2	8	14	-3	Playoffs	15	2	7	9	20	0
2001-2002	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	73	38	37	75	117	21	Playoffs	10	5	5	10	18	1
2001-2002	USA Olympics	OG	5	2	0	2	2	2
2002-2003	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	56	31	24	55	139	1	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	14	-1
2003-2004	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	75	33	38	71	83	8	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	10	-1
2004-2005	USA	WCup	5	4	2	6	28	-
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	41	15	21	36	46	-15
2005-2006	USA Olympics "A"	OG	6	0	0	0	8	-5
2006-2007	St. Louis Blues	NHL	61	20	23	43	92	3
2006-2007	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	18	7	8	15	34	8	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	12	2
2007-2008	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	79	27	31	58	69	-2
2008-2009	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	79	25	24	49	61	-11	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-1
2009-2010	St. Louis Blues "A"	NHL	67	13	19	32	56	-2

Keith Tkachuk Career Totals by League


International	1	45	10	10	20	0.44	141	-	0
NCAA	1	36	17	23	40	1.11	70	-	0
NHL	18	1201	538	527	1065	0.89	2219	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 Totals by Team


Atlanta Thrashers	1	18	7	8	15	0.83	34	8	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	12	2
Boston Univ.	1	36	17	23	40	1.11	70	-	0
Malden Catholic High (MA)	2	27	42	30	72	2.67	-	-	0
Phoenix Coyotes	5	332	179	155	334	1.01	716	43	4	25	11	7	18	0.72	34	-7
St. Louis Blues	9	543	208	219	427	0.79	677	0	5	41	8	17	25	0.61	64	-2
Team USA	1	45	10	10	20	0.44	141	-	0
USA (WCup)	2	12	9	3	12	1.00	72	6*	0
USA Olympics	4	23	3	3	6	0.26	28	-6*	0
USA U20	2	14	9	7	16	1.14	18	-	0
Winnipeg Jets (old)	5	308	144	145	289	0.94	792	-18	3	19	8	2	10	0.53	66	-8

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Tkachuk Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1990-1991	NCAA (Hockey East) Champion
1991-1992	U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1994-1995	NHL Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (52) World Cup Gold Medal
1997-1998	NHL All-Star Game NHL Second All-Star Team
1998-1999	NHL All-Star Game
2001-2002	Olympic Silver Medal
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game
2011-2012	United States Hockey Hall of Fame
2025-2026	Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/08/2010	Confirmed	St. Louis Blues	Retired
06/20/2009	Extension	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Blues

Keith Tkachuk Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1989, 19 #177 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