Matthew Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey winger. He currently serves as an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Tkachuk was born to parents Keith Tkachuk and Chantal.
Tkachuk is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, as his mother Chantal is a native of Winnipeg.
How do you pronounce Tkachuk?
Is Matthew Tkachuk an RFA?
Tkachuk is an RFA.
Flames GM Brad Treliving poured cold water on the idea that he was considering any other option with either of Johnny Gaudreau or Matthew Tkachuk beyond re-signing both.
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Gaudreau is now gone, a free agent available to choose his next stop, and Tkachuk remains an RFA.
Matthew Tkachuk Junior Career and Draft
Internationally, Tkachuk helped the United States win gold at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge held in Nova Scotia.
He also competed at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, where in seven games he registered ten assists (tops in the tournament), leading the U.S. under-18 team to a gold medal win.
Tkachuk played in the 2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the St. Louis Blues minor ice hockey team, where he was teammates with Logan Brown, Clayton Keller and Luke Kunin.
He gave up his NCAA eligibility on May 8, 2015 when he signed with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), who had drafted him in the fourth round of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.
Leading up to the NHL draft, Tkachuk was the second-ranked North American skater, described as a bona fide future star for an NHL club that brings elite skills and attributes.
He was selected sixth overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames. After his selection by the Calgary Flames, sixth overall, Tkachuk was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract on July 7, 2016.
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