Eugene Edward "Acky" Achtymichuk (born September 7, 1932 in Lamont, Alberta) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Gene Achtymichuk played a total of 32 NHL games spanned over almost a decade. He began his career by playing one game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1951–52. Five years later, in 1956–57, he played another three games for the Canadiens. The following season saw Gene achieve a career high 16 games played. This is also the season that he scored all of his three career goals and eight career points. The next season, his last NHL season, he played 12 games for the Detroit Red Wings.

While Gene Achtymichuk was not playing at the NHL level, he was playing in various other leagues, such as the WHL, QHL, and EHL.

[edit] Career statistics

                                   Regular Season               Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM         1951-52 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   1    0   0    0    0 1956-57 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   3    0   0    0    0 1957-58 Montreal Canadiens      NHL   16   3   5    8    2 1958-59 Detroit Red Wings       NHL   12   0   0    0    0                     NHL Totals         32   3   5    8    2 

[edit] External links

• Gene Achtymichuk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database