Matthew Brendan Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He previously played in the NHL for the Calgary Flames. The Flames selected him in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2016 NHL entry draft.
The son of former NHL player Keith Tkachuk, Tkachuk was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and raised in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur, Missouri.
