Keith Tkachuk
Keith Tkachuk
Keith Matthew Tkachukis an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey Leaguein 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 and is considered to be one of the greatest U.S.-born players in NHL history...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth28 March 1972
CityMelrose, MA
great mike
These are young kids. This is the foundation. You need great goaltending, and that's what we've had over the years with Mike Richter.
great mike
These are young kids. This is the foundation, ... You need great goaltending, and that's what we've had over the years with Mike Richter.
missing
This is unbelievable. You don't want to use excuses, but it's a big part of it. We're missing some NHL-caliber players.
opportunity paved
That really paved the way for a lot of us Americans to be in the NHL and get an opportunity to play for our country.
decision respect stand tomorrow
It's a big decision for them, so I respect it. At least tomorrow I'll know where I stand in St. Louis.
streak tough
It's unbelievable; it's frustrating. You don't want to use excuses, but (the injuries) are a big part of it. But nobody's quitting. We're just in a tough streak right now and we have to find our way out of it.
seven whatever work
It's up to the Blues. We don't have much to work with ... seven days. But whatever happens, happens.
fun great guys neat older player
The young guys have done a great job. They're having a lot of fun out there and it's really neat to see as an older player or as a fan.
cup demand example expect good guys lead tonight won
The old guys can still play a little bit. ... We've been around, we've won the World Cup in '96, and we demand a lot from each other. I think the young guys expect us to go out and lead by example. I think tonight was a good example of that.
hockey
I feel I have a lot of hockey left.
might offend watching
I don't want to say how old I was when I started watching Bourque, because it might offend him.
agent determine forward meeting talked time tomorrow
I don't look forward to meetings, but at least tomorrow will determine my future. I haven't even talked once with my agent about it. Any time you have a meeting like that I don't get too optimistic, so we'll see what happens. I'd like to come back.
challenge huge miss replace rest
You're not going to replace Al. We're going to miss him. It's going to be a huge challenge for the rest of the way.
difficult early leading lose
It's difficult when you lose your leading goal-scorer this early in the year. It's just frustrating.