Keith Tkachuk

Biography

Keith Matthew Tkachuk is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in an 18-year career with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers, retiring in 2010. He is one of four American-born players to score 500 goals, and is the sixth American player to score 1,000 points. Tkachuk is considered to be among the elite power forwards of his era, and one of the best American-born players to play in the NHL. Of the 48 NHL players to have scored 500 goals, Tkachuk remains one of only four retired players to not be a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.