Matthew Tkachuk

Ice hockey star Matthew Tkachuk enjoyed the best 2021-22 season out of any winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) before moving to the Florida Panthers. Proving his potential as an elite scorer with 42 goals and 62 assists, Tkachuk impressed against some of the toughest competition playing for the Calgary Flames. It’s difficult to imagine a better player at the position than the exciting young American right now, who was selected sixth overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally, the skilled winger helped the United States win gold in 2014 at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge and bronze at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, the gritty youngster comes from a strong hockey bloodline and is the son of Hall of Fame legend Keith Tkachuk and the brother of Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk. After playing for two seasons with the USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in the USHL from 2013-2015, Tkachuk was picked by London Knights in the fourth round of the 2013 Ontario Hockey League draft.

In 2015-16 Tkachuk stood out in his rookie OHL season finishing fifth with 107 points in 57 games, and helped London to win both the OHL championship and the Memorial Cup. The Calgary Flames picked the young hockey star sixth overall in the 2016 NHL Draft. His breakout came in 2017-18 as he helped the Flames finish first in the Western Conference and win the Pacific Division. Now settling in with his new team in Florida, there is a lot more to come from this young player who is still in his prime.