Keith Tkachuk is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, receiving the honor on Monday after a long wait following the end of his playing career. Multiple reports describe the timing as notable because the election comes shortly after his sons become NHL teammates. Tkachuk’s older son, Matthew, is already associated with the Florida Panthers, and a trade places his younger son, Brady, with the Panthers less than 24 hours before the Hall of Fame announcement. One outlet also notes that Tkachuk learns of the election and takes about 45 minutes to inform his family.
Reports characterize Tkachuk as one of the premier power forwards of his era, with his career spanning the 1990s and 2000s. The Hockey Hall of Fame class he is entering includes Patrice Bergeron, who won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011 and won the Selke Trophy multiple times, as well as goaltenders Carey Price and Pekka Rinne.
