Alexander Godynyuk

Oleksandr Olehovych Hodyniuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олегович Годинюк; born January 27, 1970), known commonly as Alexander Godynyuk is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Alexander Godynyuk
Born (1970-01-27) January 27, 1970
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Sokil Kyiv
ShVSM Kyiv
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
Hartford Whalers
SC Bern
Eisbären Berlin
National team  Ukraine
NHL Draft 115th overall, 1990
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19872001

Career

Godynyuk played parts of five seasons in the Soviet Union before coming to North America to join the Maple Leaf organization. He made his NHL debut for Toronto in the 1990–91 season, appearing in 18 games. He played in 31 more games for the Maple Leafs in the 1991–92 season before being traded to the Calgary Flames in a ten-player deal which brought Doug Gilmour to Toronto.

Godynyuk was selected from the Flames by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft. He would move on to the Hartford Whalers midway through the 1993–94 season, and would stay there for the remainder of his NHL career.

Godynyuk left the NHL after the 1996–97 season. He played in the International Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves for one season, and then went to Europe to play in Switzerland's Nationalliga A and Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga before retiring following the 2000–01 season.

Godynyuk represented Ukraine at the 1999 IIHF World Championship.

In his NHL career, Godynyuk played in 223 games. He recorded ten goals and 39 assists.

He has two daughters who are named Elizabeth and Paulina.

Awards and honors

  • Directorate Award (Best Defenseman) and All-Star Selection, 1990 IIHF world junior hockey championships[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Sokil Kyiv USSR 90112
1986–87 ShVSM Kyiv USSR II 110226
1987–88 Sokil Kyiv USSR 20002
1987–88 ShVSM Kyiv USSR II 2242620
1988–89 Sokil Kyiv USSR 3033612
1988–89 ShVSM Kyiv USSR II 930318
1989–90 Sokil Kyiv USSR 3732531
1990–91 Sokil Kyiv USSR 1931420
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1803316
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 1101129
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3136959
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 60114
1991–92 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 1721324
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 2734719
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 260101035
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 43391240
1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 140008
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 30002
1995–96 Springfield Falcons AHL 1413419
1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 703312
1995–96 Minnesota Moose IHL 459172681
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 5516741
1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 505111685 10000
1998–99 SC Bern NDA 439162520 51012
1999–2000 Eisbären Berlin DEL 486192542
2000–01 Eisbären Berlin DEL 36561112
USSR totals 97 9 7 16 67
NHL totals 223 10 39 49 224
IHL totals 119 16 32 48 202 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Soviet Union EJC 7 0 3 3 6
1988 Soviet Union EJC 6 0 0 0 4
1989 Soviet Union WJC 7 0 1 1 2
1990 Soviet Union WJC 7 3 2 5 4
1998 Ukraine WC Q 3 1 0 1 0
1999 Ukraine WC 3 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 27 3 6 9 16

References

  1. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.521, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
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