Matthew Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing with, and serving as an alternate captain for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He was a top-rated prospect who was selected sixth overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames.
Matthew Tkachuk is famous for an ice hockey player. He was a top-rated prospect who was selected sixth overall at the 2016 NHL.
Matthew Tkachuk was born on December 11, 1997, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He holds American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. He was born to a father named Keith Tkachuk and a mother named Chantal Oster. He has two siblings named Taryn Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk. He attended Chaminade College Preparatory School where he played for his high school ice hockey team.
Matthew Tkachuk played in the 2010 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the St. Louis Blues minor ice hockey team. He gave up his NCAA eligibility when he signed with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League on May 8, 2015. He had drafted him in the fourth round of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. He was the second-ranked North American skater. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract on July 7, 2016.
He has suspended two games for an elbow to the face of Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty on March 20, 2017. He settled the hit by fighting Kings defenseman Brayden McNabb. He finished seventh in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy, an award awarded annually to the top rookie in the NHL. In 2017, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Tkachuk was suspended one game for his part in a line brawl that took place in a game against the Detroit Red Wings. He became the second-youngest teenager in Flames history to reach 100 games. he was named an alternate captain for the Flames. In 2019, he recorded his 100th career assist and became the first player from his draft class to reach that milestone. On September 25, 2019, he signed a three-year, $21 million extension.
He 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. He leads the U.S. U18 team to a gold medal win. At the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, held in Helsinki, he and Auston Matthews each scored 11 points to lead the American team in scoring. The U.S. defeated Sweden to claim the bronze medal.
Matthew Tkachuk has a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and body weight of 91 kg. He has brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Matthew Tkachuk is an unmarried man. There is no information about his girlfriend and wife but will be updated soon.
Matthew Tkachuk has an estimated net worth of $1 million and his salary is $1,775,000. He earns a good amount of money from his career.