Blair Atcheynum

Blair Atcheynum
Born	(1969-04-20) April 20, 1969 Estevan, SK
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Ottawa Senators Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 1989 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1989–2001

Blair Michael Atcheynum (born April 20, 1969) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. He played a career total of 196 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks. He is of Cree First Nation descent.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Atcheynum played for the Battlefords North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and with the Saskatoon Blades, Swift Current Broncos, and Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

He was drafted 52nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. However, he never played a game for the Whalers and he was claimed by the new Ottawa Senators in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. Atcheynum spent most of his professional hockey career playing for the minor leagues. He made his NHL debut with the Senators in the 1992–93 season and played 3 games with them. He spent most of that season playing for the Senators' AHL-affiliate, the New Haven Senators.

On September 15, 1997, Atcheynum became a free agent and signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues. When he was with St. Louis, he mainly played on a line referred to as the "CPA Line" along with Craig Conroy and Scott Pellerin.

He played 1 season with the Blues and he was claimed by the newly formed Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. He would play 53 games with the Predators before he was traded back to the St. Louis Blues for St. Louis' 6th round choice (Zbynek Irgl) in 2000 NHL Entry Draft on March 23, 1999.

On September 30, 1999, he became a free agent and he signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. He played 66 games for the Blackhawks between 1999 and 2001. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2001.

On August 19, 2011, Atcheynum was inducted into the Moose Jaw Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame.

He is currently an assistant coach with the Battlefords North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Career statistics

				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

Other websites

• Blair Atcheynum player profile at NHL.com
• Blair Atcheynum career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database