Tkachuk scored 22 goals his first season, second among rookies to Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks, and had 15 goals in his first 48 games in 2019-20 to earn a spot on the Atlantic Division team for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

The son of longtime NHL power forward Keith Tkachuk didn't need much time to make his mark in the League after being taken by the Ottawa Senators with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. He made the Senators out of training camp and scored two goals in his second NHL game, Oct. 10, 2018, surpassing his father and older brother, Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, for the family's fastest first NHL goal.

The son of longtime NHL power forward Keith Tkachuk didn't need much time to make his mark in the League after being taken by the Ottawa Senators with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. He made the Senators out of training camp and scored two goals in his second NHL game, Oct. 10, 2018, surpassing his father and older brother, Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, for the family's fastest first NHL goal.

Tkachuk scored 22 goals his first season, second among rookies to Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks, and had 15 goals in his first 48 games in 2019-20 to earn a spot on the Atlantic Division team for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

Though Tkachuk was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, he grew up and played youth hockey in St. Louis after his father was traded to the Blues in 2001. He played two seasons for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and one at Boston University, where he was selected to the Hockey East All-Rookie team and helped BU win the Hockey East championship.

Tkachuk was captain of the championship United States team at the 2017 IIHF Under-18 World Championship and helped the U.S. finish third at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship.

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