Daniel Tkaczuk
| Daniel Tkaczuk | |||
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| Born |
June 10, 1979 Toronto, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
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EIHL team Former teams |
Nottingham Panthers Calgary Flames ERC Ingolstadt EV Duisburg Die Füchse |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 1997 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 1999–2011 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1999 Winnipeg | |
Daniel Tkaczuk (born June 10, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player of Polish extraction who played mainly as a minor league journeyman in North America and in Europe. He is currently an assistant coach with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.
Tkaczuk was selected 6th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He represented Canada at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he won a silver medal and led the team in scoring. Tkaczuk was named to the American Hockey League's All-Rookie Team the following season. He played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames during the 2001–02 campaign, but returned to the minors and never saw NHL action again.
Tkaczuk left the Flames system at the end of 2000–01 after winning the Calder Cup, and played two more years in the AHL for the Worcester IceCats and Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Unhappy with his shaky status in the minors, he tried his luck in Europe, spending the 2003–04 season with Lukko of Finland's major league, the SM-liiga, where his numbers were respectable, but not impressive enough to earn him a significant profile in Finland.
Tkaczuk then turned to Milan, the highest paying club in the Italian league, where he enjoyed considerable success, maintaining his preeminence even during the 2004-5 season, when the squad was strengthened by the arrival of NHL players during the NHL lockout. He led Milan in goals( 23), assists (33) and points (56) during the regular season and playoffs, good enough for third place overall in Serie A scoring. Thanks to those solid numbers, Tkaczuk was one of three Milan players, along with defenceman Marc Savard and veteran forward Ryan Savoia, named to Team Canada's roster for the 2004 Loto Cup in Slovakia. Milan went on to win the national title, their fourth in a row, defeating Cortina in the finals.
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