Lol hilarious tangential story, my buddy's last name is Tkachuk (pronounces it the same as the player does.) Around Edmonton there are many Tkachuks, though many pronounce it slightly differently.
I stood in this guy's wedding. His mom (not last name Tkachuk- her and his Dad had never married and were not together) insisted on getting this family pastor guy to perform the ceremony even though no one was particularly religious- fine, you appease the mother. Guy comes out for the rehearsal and says Tkachuk slightly differently than the guy prefers, but no one really corrects him because he's old and seems kind of deaf. He's consistent though and close, so everyone is happy enough.
The day of the wedding the dude shows up pretty rosy cheeked. He said Tkachuk about 100 times and used every single different pronounciation. He did not pronounce it the same way twice. Swung wildly from Tah-chook to ta-ka-chuck to some that sounded more like sneezes... It was hilarious because it was not my wedding.
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