Daniel Tkaczuk
Daniel Tkaczuk | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | June 10, 1979||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
6th overall, 1997 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 1999–2011 |
Daniel Tkaczuk (born June 10, 1979) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former centre who played 19 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames. He is currently the interim head coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League.
Playing career
Tkaczuk was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team.[1]
He was selected sixth overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He represented Canada at the 1999 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he won a silver medal and led the team in scoring. Tkaczuk was named to the American Hockey League's All-Rookie Team the following season. He played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames during the 2001–02 campaign, but suffered a severe concussion in a game against the Arizona Coyotes during his 19th game. He returned to the minors and never saw NHL action again.
Tkaczuk left the Flames system at the end of 2000–01 after winning the Calder Cup when traded along with
Unhappy with his shaky status in the minors, he tried his luck in Europe, spending the 2003–04 season with
Tkaczuk then turned to
In the late summer of 2005, Tkaczuk held talks with
In 2006, Tkaczuk signed for ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. In 2007, he moved to EV Duisburg Die Füchse and played there until the completion of the 2008–09 season. Tkaczuk was second in goals during the 2007–08 season (17).[citation needed]
After six years abroad, Tkaczuk returned to North America and signed with the
In the following season, Tkaczuk signed a one-year contract with the EC TREND-Dornbirn of the second-tier Austrian National League on September 16, 2010[5] After scoring 33 points in 26 games with Trend, Tkaczuk signed for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the United Kingdom, on January 19, 2011.[6]
Coaching career
After retiring, he became an assistant coach with the Owen Sound Attack and the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.[7] He then became assistant coach of the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves in 2016 before spending the 2017–18 season as skills coach with the St. Louis Blues. In 2018, he became an assistant coach for the Blues' AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage.
Personal
Tkaczuk is the president of iHockeyTrainer.com, an online hockey school for training and skill development.[8] He is also a columnist for The Hockey News, often providing insight from a player's perspective[9] He is married and has two young boys, Weylan and Sawyer Tkaczuk.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1994–95 | Mississauga Reps AAA | GTHL | 53 | 65 | 66 | 131 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 62 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 57 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1998–99 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 58 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | ||
1999–2000 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 80 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 50 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | ||
2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 75 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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AHL | 69 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
2003–04 | Lukko | SM-l
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36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
2004–05 | Milano Vipers | ITA
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34 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 34 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 63 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
2006–07 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 48 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
2007–08 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 44 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Füchse Duisburg | DEL | 37 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Charlotte Checkers
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ECHL | 46 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Dornbirner EC
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AUT.2 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Nottingham Panthers | GBR | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
AHL totals | 286 | 59 | 109 | 168 | 191 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 24 | ||||
NHL totals | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DEL totals | 129 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 124 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
International
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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1999 Winnipeg |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1998 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1999 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "St.Louis Blues transactions 1997-2003".
- ^ "Checkers sign ex-NHLer and all-star goalie". ihockey.net. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- Hartford Wolfpack. 2010-01-06. Archived from the originalon 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Tkaczuk Returns To Europe After Year In North America". www.ohlalumnicentral.com. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Tkaczuk signs for Panthers". EIHL. 2011-01-19. Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Rangers Announce Coaching Staff – Kitchener Rangers".
- ^ "iHockeyTrainer.com: About Us". Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ TheHockeyNews.com: Daniel Tkaczuk's Blog Archived March 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Colts captain hired to coaching staff for the Blues". Barrie Examiner. July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database