height_ft played_for shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year career_end position draft_team height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
6 winnipeg jets phoenix coyotes st. louis blues atlanta thrashers left 235 melrose , ma , usa 1990 2010 left wing winnipeg jets 2 28 march 1972 keith tkachuk.jpg keith tkachuk
 19th overall usa 1991
keith tkachuk

keith matthew tkachuk -lrb- ; born march 28 , 1972 -rrb- is an american former professional ice hockey player who played in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- in a 19-year career with the winnipeg jets , phoenix coyotes , st. louis blues and atlanta thrashers , retiring in 2010 .
he is one of only five american-born players to score 500 goals , and is the sixth american player to score 1,000 points and is considered to be one of the greatest u.s.-born players in nhl history .
