“Keith Tkachuk has decided to hang up his skates.
With the St. Louis Blues eliminated from the playoffs, the 18-year veteran made the announcement during the teams’ game against the Blackhawks in Chicago on Wednesday night. Tkachuk was a scratch for the game with a lower-body injury and will play his last game in St. Louis on Friday.” (Source: TSN)
Tkachuk was originally drafted 19th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the in 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 89 career playoff games, scoring 28 goals and 28 assists. The 38-year-old has 538 career goals, with 525 assists and 2,219 penalty minutes over his 1,200 career NHL games for the Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers. In addition, he played in five All-Star games and four Winter Olympics, helping the United States to a silver medal in 2002 at the Salt Lake games.
Time catches up to all of us eventually, and we would like to salute Tkachuk for a solid career and knowing when to hang up the blades.
