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
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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.
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Obviously, John's a big guy, and it's a great opportunity for him. I don't know much about his tendencies because we don't play Tampa Bay very often. But I do know he's an American, and that means he's a competitor.
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Rick's a great guy. He's a solid man, and I hope the best for him. That's all I can give you.
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When you lose two guys like that, those are two great friends of mine and you're not happy about it. But you understand that's the business we're in and it gives a lot of these kids an opportunity to go out and show that they belong in the NHL.
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It's a great cause. It's a little different . . . I'm not used to the color . . . but it's a great cause.
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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.
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I think the young guys expect us to go out and lead by example. I think tonight was a great example of that.
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There are so many great teams here that if you take a period off or a half a period off, you're going to lose the game.
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We expected to go over there and compete for the gold medal, and that wasn't the case. Sure it's a disappointment. It would be nice for the NHL to realize that you can't just go over there a day before and try to cram in all those games like that.
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Things are going pretty good for us right now. I don't know what it is. I mean, it's probably a little bit too late, but . . . I don't know what it is. We're going out, working hard and having fun. It just seems like we get the lead and we get better as the game goes a long. It's weird. We've got a lot of youth and I think a lot of guys are being put in a situation that they're not used to, and they're rising to the occasion.
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We have to. I think teams took us for granted and we jumped on teams early. We just have to keep doing the same no matter who's in the lineup.
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We're up 2-0 and they play almost the entire second period in our end.
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I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. But I'm telling you right now, if you watched me skate today I'm definitely prepared now.