Atcheynum was a respectable 52nd overall draft choice by Hartford in 1989 after a junior career that saw him finish in 1988-89 with Moose Jaw in the WHL scoring 70 goals in 71 games. But over the next three years the Whalers didn't use him even once and in the summer of 1992 he was claimed by Ottawa in the Expansion Draft.

In 1992-93, Atcheynum got into his first four NHL games with the Senators, though he spent most of the year with the farm team in New Haven and all of the next four years buried in the AHL and IHL.

The NHL never seemed so far away, but St. Louis signed him as a free agent in 1997 and his perseverance paid off. He played all the next year with the big team. Since then, though, his career has involved much travel. Nashville claimed him in the Expansion Draft in 1998, but traded him back to the Blues near the end of the season, and in the off season he signed with Chicago.

Over the next three seasons, Atcheynum would see limited ice-time with the Blackhawks while spending the better part of those three years with the team's AHL and IHL affiliates before calling it a career following the 2000-01 season.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1984-85

North Battleford North Stars

SMBHL

26

25

21

46

106

1985-86

North Battleford 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

Ottawa Senators

NHL

4

0

1

1

0

-3

1992-93

New Haven Senators

AHL

51

16

18

34

47

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

+5

10

0

0

0

2

1998-99

Nashville Predators

NHL

53

8

6

14

16

-10

1998-99

St. Louis Blues

NHL

12

2

2

4

2

+2

13

1

3

4

6

1999-00

Chicago Blackhawks

NHL

47

5

7

12

6

-8

2000-01

Chicago Blackhawks

NHL

19

1

2

3

2

-7

2000-01

Chicago Wolves

IHL

7

1

0

1

0

-1

2000-01

Norfolk Admirals

AHL

37

12

8

20

16

-6

4

0

0

0

6

NHL Totals

196

27

33

60

36

23

1

3

4

8

WHL East First All-Star Team (1989) AHL First All-Star Team (1997)

Claimed by Ottawa from Hartford in Expansion Draft, June 18, 1992. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, September 15, 1997. Claimed by Nashville from St. Louis in Expansion Draft, June 26, 1998. Traded to St. Louis by Nashville for St. Louis' 6th round pick (Zbynek Irgl) in 2000 NHL Draft, March 23, 1999. Signed as a free agent by Chicago, September 30, 1999.