Blair Atcheynum (born April 20, 1969 in Estevan, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional ice hockey right wing. Atcheynum is of Cree First Nation descent.
Atcheynum was selected 52nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft after scoring 70 goals in 71 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League during the 1988–89 season. He never reached the NHL with the Whalers and was later claimed by the new Ottawa Senato...
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Blair Atcheynum (born April 20, 1969 in Estevan, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional ice hockey right wing. Atcheynum is of Cree First Nation descent.
Atcheynum was selected 52nd overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft after scoring 70 goals in 71 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League during the 1988–89 season. He never reached the NHL with the Whalers and was later claimed by the new Ottawa Senators in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft.
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. He got his first taste of the NHL during the 1992–93 NHL season when he played four games for the Ottawa Senators, although he spent the majority of the season with their farm team, the New Haven Senators of the American Hockey League. It would take another four years to make it as a regular in the NHL. He played in 61 games (scoring a respectable 11 goals and 14 assists)...
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