Keith Tkachuk (“TAYchuck” according to Don Cherry) is more notorious for his edge and his sneer than he is for his goal-scoring ability. Was he could enough to be in the Hall of Fame? We find out. Listen to us debate his case:
Tkachuk’s stats:
Career
- NHL: 1991-2010; 18 seasons, 16 quality
- 538G (2nd American All Time – not including that traitor, Brett Hull), 527A for 1065P (4th American, excluding Hull), +33 in 1201 games; 18:23 ATOI (since 1998-99); 125.1 PS
- Tkachuk is 2nd All Time among American NHLers in GPG and 4th in PPG, if we omit Hull and set a minimum qualifier of 1,000 games played (42 players)
- In his draft class (1990), Tkachuk, drafted 19th overall, is
- 2nd in Goals and Points
- 4th in Assists
- 15th in Plus/Minus
- 5th in Games Played
- Era: Of the 14 players to play in at least 1200 games between 1991 and 2010, Tkachuk is
- 3rd in Goals
- 2nd in GPG
- 10th in Assists and APG
- 6th in Points
- 5th in PPG
- 8th in Plus/Minus
- 4th in Offensive Point Shares
- 7th in Point Shares
- 82-game average: 37G, 36A for 73P, +2
- 3-year peak (1994-97): 82-game average of 48G, 45A for 93P, +2
- Possession (since 2007): 50.2 Corsi For %, 0.7 Relative Corsi For, 50.5 Fenwick For %, 0.4 Relative Fenwick For %
- Playoffs: 28G, 28A for 56P, -15 in 89 games
- Adjusted: 584G (25th All Time), 566A for 1150P
- Adjusted 82-game average: 40G, 39A for 79P
- Adjusted PPG: If the qualifier is set to 1,000 games played, Tkachuk is not in the Top 25 in Adjusted PPG.
- Traded once in his prime and twice thereafter.
Accomplishments:
- Rocket Richard once (‘97, before it actually existed)
- Top 5 Offensive Player (by OPS) once (‘02), Top 10 four times (‘96, ‘97, ‘98)
- Scored 50 goals twice, 40 goals four times, 35 goals seven times, 30 goals nine times, 25 goals thirteen times, 20 goals fifteen times
- Tallied 40 assists three times
- Scored 90 points once, 80 points three times, 70 points six times, 60 points eight times, 50 points thirteen times
- Led the league in Goals once, Top 10 five times
- Top 5 in GPG five times, Top 10 seven times
- Top 10 in PPG once
- 2nd Team All Star twice
- 5 All Star Game appearances.
Great Teams
- Top 3 Forward on one Final Four (‘01 Blues)
- Top 9 Forward (by points) on one Olympic Runner Up (‘02 USA)
- Top 6 Forward (by points) on one World Cup Champion (‘96 USA)
- Best Forward??? (by points) on one World Junior Championship Bronze (‘92 USA)