Blair Atcheynum
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player
Blair Michael Atcheynum (born April 20, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Atcheynum from Sweetgrass First Nation is of Cree descent. He played major junior ice hockey with the Saskatoon Blades, Swift Current Broncos before starring with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League. He was selected by the Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round, 52nd overall, in the 1989 NHL entry draft. He never played in the NHL for the franchise, spending the first three years of his professional career in the minor leagues, winning the Calder Cup with the Springfield Indians in 1991. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 1992 NHL expansion draft and made his NHL debut in the following 1992–93 season. He returned to the minor leagues for the next five seasons, winning the Calder Cup again in 1997 with the Hershey Bears, before really breaking into the NHL on a regular basis in the 1997–98 season with the St. Louis Blues. He also played with the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks before finishing his career in the minors, retiring after the 2020–21 season.
He has supported the Aboriginal Role Model Hockey School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and was an assistant coach with the minor ice hockey team Battlefords North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
Playing careerEdit
AmateurEdit
Atcheynum played minor ice hockey with the North Battleford North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).<ref name="hockeydb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum joined the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL) to play major junior ice hockey in the 1985–86 season. He had a impressive training camp with the team ahead of the season, which was a rebuilding one for the Blades as four of the team's five top scorers had graduated.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, after 19 games with the Blades, having scored one goal and four assists for five points, Atcheynum was returned to North Battleford for the remainder of the season.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He rejoined the Blades for the 1986–87 season. Shortly into the season, Atcheynum suffered a strained shoulder.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He returned on November 7 after missing five games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in 21 games with Saskatoon, recording four assists, when he was flipped to the Swift Current Broncos for future considerations after requesting a trade due to concerns over his lack of playing time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Initially it was intended to be just a loan for the season and he would return to Saskatoon. However, WHL commissioner Ed Chynoweth intervened and asked Atcheynum where he wanted to play. He chose the Broncos, believing he was ending up in a good situation.<ref name="broncosloan">Template:Cite news</ref> This helped the Broncos, as they had just lost four players in a bus crash on December 30, 1986. Atcheynum played in their first game after the incident on January 9, 1986.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in five games with the Broncos, scoring two goals and three points.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
Swift Current had replaced two of the deceased players, but were missing a toughness element that they had lost in the bus crash. Tim Logan of the Moose Jaw Warriors, a multi-positional player capable of playing either forward or as a defenceman who had a reputation for toughness, was placed in the league's compensation pool for the Broncos, whereby if the player was claimed, the Warriors would be awarded compensation. The Warriors believed that he would not be claimed. The Broncos, which had been searching for such a player, selected him and instead of waiting for the league to award compensation, came to an agreement where Atcheynum would go back to the Warriors on January 26. The loss of Logan upset Warriors head coach Greg Kvisle so much that he briefly departed the team, but eventually returned.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Graham James, the head coach and general manager of the Broncos, did not think much of Atcheynum as a player at the time. The trade was widely regarded as one of the worst in James' career.<ref name="broncosloan"/> Atcheynum appeared in 12 games to finish the season, scoring three goals, but missed time with a shoulder injury.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April, Kvisle resigned after falling out with Warriors general manager Harvey Roy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Under new head coach Jim Harrison,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum broke out in 1987–88.Template:Sfn In January 1988 he was suspended for two games for receiving a gross misconduct penalty in a match against the Brandon Wheat Kings.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On February 28, he received the WHL player of the week award, having notched eight goals and nine points in three games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Playing alongside Theoren Fleury towards the end of the season, Atcheynum netted 32 goals and 48 points in 60 games.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref name="broncosloan"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In his final season with the Warriors in 1988–89, Kvisle returned as head coach and Atcheynum was one of only four players remaining from his previous stint.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum, now a star player and leader for the team now that Fleury had graduated,<ref name="broncosloan"/> had a 22-game point streak end in December.<ref name="decpotm">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was named the November WHL Player of the Month for the East Division.<ref name="decpotm"/> Playing on the team's top line with Rob Harvey and Jerome Bechard,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum was named the WHL's player of the month for the East Division again for January 1989.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was named the team's most valuable player of the year, and then later, the East Division player of the year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was runner up as league player of the year to Dennis Holland and was awarded the Brad Hornung Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player and was named to the WHL's First All-Star Team.<ref name="bht">Template:Cite news</ref> On March 12, he tied Fleury's franchise record for most goals of the season with his 68th marker.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the season having more than doubled his previous career highs, scoring 70 goals and 138 points in 71 games, leading the team in scoring,<ref name="hockeydb"/>Template:Sfn<ref name="medicinehat">Template:Cite news</ref> and established the new franchise record for most goals in a season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Warriors spent most of the season at the bottom of the standings, but after the acquisition of goaltender Stan Reddick, they made the 1989 WHL playoffs and faced the Medicine Hat Tigers in the first round.<ref name="medicinehat"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Warriors swept the Tigers in a best-of-five series, winning three games and advanced to face the Broncos, where they were swept in turn in a best-of-seven series, 4–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum played in all seven games, recording two goals and seven points.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
ProfessionalEdit
In his first year of eligibility for the National Hockey League (NHL)'s entry draft in 1988, he was not selected. Ahead of the 1989 NHL entry draft, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau had Atcheynum rated in the seventh round, though by mid-season he had jumped up to the fourth round.<ref name="broncosloan"/> Atcheynum was selected in the third round, 52nd overall, by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 draft. Whalers general manager Ed Johnston stated at the draft that Atcheynum would start with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Whalers for the 1989–90 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He signed a two-year contract with an extra option year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He impressed in training camp with Hartford, but the intention was always to give him more time in the AHL.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After being assigned to Binghamton, he scored his first professional goal against the Moncton Hawks on October 11. He only scored two goals through his first 20 games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, he turned his play around and in his first season, was considered the sixth best prospect in the Whalers system. He finished the campaign recording 20 goals and 41 points in 78 games.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite Atcheynum's decent rookie season, the Binghamton Whalers set AHL records for most losses, least wins, and least points in the standings in the history of the league.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As a result, Binghamton and Hartford ended their affiliation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Atcheynum was assigned to the Whalers' new AHL affiliate, the Springfield Indians for the 1990–91 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He missed time after the Capital District Islanders' Dean Chynoweth elbowed him in the head on January 13, 1990, giving him a concussion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Indians won their division<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and made the 1990 Calder Cup playoffs. They advanced to the final, defeating the Rochester Americans to win the Calder Cup. Atcheynum was instrumental in the game winner of the series clinching win, setting up Michel Picard after stealing the puck from Americans' goaltender David Littman.<ref name="caldercup">Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum scored 25 goals and 52 points in 78 regular season games and added six assists in 13 playoff games.<ref name="hockeydb"/> In August 1991, it was announced that Atcheynum signed a multi-year contract extension with Hartford. He made improvements to his defensive game while maintaining his offence in the previous season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He attended the Whalers' training camp and was considered a long shot to make the team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was assigned to Springfield in September and spent the rest of the season in the AHL, notching 16 goals and 37 points in 62 games.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He missed some time with a sprained knee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Springfield made the 1992 Calder Cup playoffs and Atcheynum was scratched from the lineup by head coach Jay Leach in the first game of their first round series with Capital District.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, they defeated the Islanders and advanced to the semifinals where they were eliminated by the Adirondack Red Wings.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In six playoff games, Atcheynum added one goal and two points.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
In the 1992 offseason, the NHL expanded by two teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Atcheynum was among the players left unprotected by the Whalers ahead of the 1992 NHL expansion draft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was selected by Ottawa with the team's final pick in the draft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was chosen as part of Ottawa's general manager Mel Bridgman's expansion draft strategy of acquiring talented young players who had yet to break out into the NHL.Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum attended Ottawa's training camp, but failed to make the team and was assigned to the Senators' AHL affiliate, the New Haven Senators to start the 1992–93 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He suffered a broken rib and a punctured kidney, keeping him out of the lineup for two months until early January 1993.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="recall">Template:Cite news</ref> He got his first NHL recall on January 18, joining defenceman Kent Paynter on the trip to Ottawa.<ref name="recall"/> He made his NHL debut on January 19 in a 5–2 loss to the Quebec Nordiques.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the next game on January 21 against the Minnesota North Stars, Atcheynum recorded his first NHL point, assisting on Mike Peluso's third period goal in a 7–2 loss.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum appeared in two more games, going scoreless, before being sent back to New Haven on January 28.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished the season with New Haven, recording 16 goals and 54 points in 51 games.<ref name="hockeydb"/> At the end of the season, he was offered a termination contract by new Ottawa general manager Randy Sexton.Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Efn
Atcheynum did not return to Ottawa and spent the 1993–94 season split between the Columbus Chill of the East Coast Hockey League where he appeared in 16 games, scoring 15 goals and 27 points in 1993,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> making an appearance in an exhibition game for the Providence Bruins, before joining the Portland Pirates of the AHL in January 1994 on a professional tryout contract.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in two games with the Pirates going scoreless, before being returned to Columbus, who immediately loaned him to the Springfield Indians, which had been depleted by injuries.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in 40 games with Springfield, scoring 18 goals and 40 points.<ref name="hockeydb"/> The team made the 1994 Calder Cup playoffs and faced the Adirondack Red Wings in the first round. Springfield was eliminated in six games, with Atcheynum adding two assists in the series.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
He moved to the International Hockey League (IHL) for the 1994–95 season, signing a 25-game contract with the option of an extension with the Minnesota Moose in September 1994.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in 17 games, scoring four goals and 10 points before being cut loose in November.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He joined the Worcester IceCats of the AHL in December on a 25-game contract, replacing the injured Lindsay Vallis in the lineup.<ref name="icecats">Template:Cite news</ref> Springfield's franchise had relocated to Worcester in the offseason, so much of the staff and players were familiar to Atcheynum from previous seasons.<ref name="icecats"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 55 games with Worcester, he recorded 17 goals and 46 points.<ref name="hockeydb"/> Worcester finished last in the division and out of the playoffs. On the move again after Worcester found a new affiliation,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum signed with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL for the 1995–96 season in September 1995.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 79 appearances for Cape Breton, he scored 30 goals and 72 points, however, the Oilers just missed making the playoffs.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Moving on again, Atcheynum signed with the Hershey Bears of the AHL in July 1996.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Playing on the top line with Éric Veilleux and Mike McHugh, Athcheynum led the team in scoring for the 1996–97 season, recording 42 goals and 87 points in 77 games and finished eighth in the league.Template:Sfn<ref name="pinched">Template:Cite news</ref> The Bears made the 1997 Calder Cup playoffs and advanced to the Calder Cup finals.Template:Sfn Atcheynum missed the entire third round with a pinched nerve in his back and half the finals, returning only in Game 4.<ref name="pinched"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Bears defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs in five games to win the Calder Cup.Template:Sfn It was revealed after the win that Atcheynum had actually missed time due to a broken ankle not a pinched nerve, a lie perpetrated by the Bears' head coach Bob Hartley to protect Atcheynum from opposition players' targeting the sore area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum was named to the AHL's First All-Star Team for 1996–97.Template:Sfn
Atcheynum signed an NHL contract with the St. Louis Blues in August 1997, though still under contract with the Bears.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A lack of depth on the Blues' roster allowed Atcheynum to earn an NHL spot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his Blues debut on October 11 in a 5–3 win over the Florida Panthers, adding his first point for St. Louis when he assisted on Pavol Demitra's shorthanded goal in the third period.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He scored his first NHL goal on November 1 in a 2–0 victory over the San Jose Sharks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in 61 games, scoring 11 goals and 26 points during the 1997–98 NHL season.<ref name="hockeydb"/> Atcheynum typically played on a line with Craig Conroy and Scott Pellerin that was fondly referred to as the "CPA Line". The "CPA Line", considered St. Louis' most effective defensive forward line, was used to shut down top opposition lines.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Blues general manager Larry Pleau was impressed by Atcheynum's hard work, saying "Blair's not a player in the bottom third of our roster. He's one of our first nine forwards. He can move up to the first or second line without missing a step if we need him".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The Blues made the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. Atcheynum appeared in his first NHL playoff game on April 23, an 8–3 victory for St. Louis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Blues eliminated the Kings and advanced to the second round where they faced the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings eliminated the Blues in six games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum played in ten playoff games, going scoreless.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
In the 1998 offseason, the NHL expanded, adding the Nashville Predators. Atcheynum was among the players left unprotected by the Blues for 1998 NHL expansion draft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was selected by Nashville as part of a side deal where the Predators would not pick St. Louis' young goaltender Jamie McLennan and the Predators would also receive Darren Turcotte in a trade.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his Predators debut in their first ever game on October 10, playing on a line with Tom Fitzgerald and Patric Kjellberg.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the next game, he assisted on Denny Lambert's goal in a 3–2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes for his first point in a Predators' uniform.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He recorded his first Nashville goal in a 5–4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on October 24.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 7, Atcheynum tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He opted against surgery and chose to use a knee brace to help recuperate the injury.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He returned to the lineup on December 16 after missing 14 games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in 53 games with the Predators, scoring eight goals and 14 points in the 1998–99 season before being traded back to St. Louis on March 23, 1999, for a sixth-round draft pick in the 2000 NHL entry draft at the NHL trade deadline.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his season debut for St. Louis on March 25 in a 4–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He appeared in 12 regular season games for the Blues, recording two goals and four points.<ref name="hockeydb"/> St. Louis qualified for the 1999 Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round. Atcheynum scored his first NHL playoff goal on April 25 in a 5–4 loss.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Blues overcame the Coyotes in seven games though, and advanced to the second round where they faced the Dallas Stars. It took six games, but the Blues were ultimately eliminated by the Stars.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 13 playoffs games, Atcheynum notched the one goal and four points.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
In the 1999 offseason, the NHL expanded again, this time adding the Atlanta Thrashers. Atcheynum was again left unprotected by the Blues ahead of the 1999 NHL expansion draft.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was not selected by Atlanta, they instead drafted teammate Terry Yake from St. Louis.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, the Blues did not extend a qualifying offer to Atcheynum, making him an unrestricted free agent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He attended the Chicago Blackhawks training camp and earned a contract with them, signing a two-year deal just before the 1999–2000 season began in October.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his Blackhawks debut in the season-opening game versus the San Jose Sharks, playing on the third line with Wendel Clark and Dean McAmmond.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He recorded his first point with the Blackhawks on October 21, assisting on McAmmond's third period goal in a 5–5 tie with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He scored his first goal with Chicago on November 4 in the second period of a 5–4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Beginning in February, Atcheynum was a healthy scratch for ten straight games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in 47 games, scoring five goals and 12 points.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
Ahead of the 2000–01 season, Atcheynum was made available in the NHL waiver draft, but was not selected.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He failed to make the Blackhawks out of training camp and was assigned to Chicago's AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His first stint with Norfolk was brief as he was recalled on October 5,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but did not play for the Blackhawks, before being assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the IHL on October 23.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He appeared in seven games for the Wolves, scoring one goal, before being recalled again on November 12 to replace the injured Jean-Yves Leroux.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He played in 19 games, scoring one goal and three points with the Blackhawks before being returned to Norfolk.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 37 games with Norfolk, he recorded 12 goals and 20 points.<ref name="hockeydb"/> Norfolk qualified for the 2001 Calder Cup playoffs, but Atcheynum spent most of their playoff run as a healthy scratch, playing in only four games, going scoreless.<ref name="hockeydb"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum retired as a professional hockey player in 2001.Template:Sfn He spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues but was able to break into the NHL for a total of 196 games over four seasons.<ref name="hockeydb"/>
Private lifeEdit
Atcheynum is a member of the Cree First Nation. His father was also an ice hockey player.Template:Sfn
Atcheynum was an instructor at the Aboriginal Role Models Hockey School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, one of the first professional players to volunteer.Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Atcheynum was an assistant coach with the Battlefords North Stars of the SJHL.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also honoured at the 2012 First Nation Games, alongside Fred Sasakamoose, who was the first treaty Indian to play in the NHL. Atcheynum and Sasakamoose were recognized as role models at both the summer and winter games as hope for young First Nations athletes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career statisticsEdit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Battlefords North Stars | SJHL | 33 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 60 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 71 | 70 | 68 | 138 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 78 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 72 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 62 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Haven Senators | AHL | 51 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Columbus Chill | ECHL | 16 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 40 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 55 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 79 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 53 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 37 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 196 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honoursEdit
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| Brad Hornung Trophy | 1989 | <ref name="bht"/> |
| East First Team All-Star | 1989 | <ref name="bht"/> |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup | 1991 & 1997 | <ref name="caldercup"/>Template:Sfn |
| First All-Star Team | 1996–97 | Template:Sfn |