Keith Tkachuk
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| Born |
March 28, 1972 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 19th overall, 1990 Winnipeg Jets |
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| Playing career | 1991–2010 | ||
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| Representing United States
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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2002 Salt Lake City | |
| World Cup | ||
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1996 North America | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1992 Kaufbeuren | |
Keith Matthew Tkachuk (/kəˈtʃʌk/; born March 28, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a 19-year career with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers, retiring in 2010. He is one of only five American-born players to score 500 goals, and is the sixth American player to score 1,000 points. He is considered to be one of the greatest U.S.-born players in NHL history.
Tkachuk, from East Boston originally, was born in at the Melrose/Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts, and played high school hockey at Malden Catholic High School in Malden, Massachusetts. Tkachuk played one season of collegiate hockey at Boston University, was a member of the United States national junior team in 1991 and 1992 and a member of Team USA in 1992. He was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, who acquired the pick from the Buffalo Sabres in the deal that sent Dale Hawerchuk to Buffalo. Tkachuk played as a center, left winger and right winger in his career.
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