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Matthew Tkachuk only broke into the National Hockey League in October.

But to many, it looks like the teenager has been around for decades.

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“Maybe that’s just some spill over from dad,” Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan said with a chuckle.

The boss is probably right.

Yet this Tkachuk is separating himself from his father and long-time NHL-er, Keith, forging his own path into professional hockey as a fresh faced rookie who has played basically every game like he’s a human wrecking ball.

And, on top of it, Tkachuk is racking up points.

Sitting just behind linemate and Flames leading scorer Mikael Backlund, the 19-year-old left winger has scored 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points. He’s currently second on the team in points, which isn’t exactly something he set out to do in October.

“I didn’t make it a goal or anything like that,” Tkachuk said on Thursday following a quick practice before the team headed off to the annual charity poker tournament. “There could be more consistency (in my game) but you feel more comfortable as the games go on.”