Born	April 15, 1958 (1958-04-15) (age 51), Stouffville, ON, CAN
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	103rd overall, 1978 Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	1978 – 1995

Keith Edward Acton (born 15 April 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is currently an assistant coach (Offensive Coach) of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Acton played in the NHL for 15 seasons between 1979 and 1994. Acton was selected 103rd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He won a Stanley Cup in 1988 with the Edmonton Oilers. Throughout his career he was usually regarded as "Woody" due to his physical resemblance to actor Woody Harrelson. Played in NHL 94' with the Flyers as "Tough Actin' Keith Acton". Keith's son, William plays ice hockey at Lake Superior State University.

[edit] Awards and achievements

• 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

[edit] Career statistics

                                             --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ---- Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975-76  Peterborough Petes          OHA    35    9   17   26   30  --  --  --  --  -- 1976-77  Peterborough Petes          OHA    65   52   69  121   93  --  --  --  --  -- 1977-78  Peterborough Petes          OHA    68   42   86  128   52  --  --  --  --  -- 1978-79  Nova Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    79   15   26   41   22  10   4   2   6   4 1979-80  Nova Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    75   45   53   98   38   6   1   2   3   8 1979-80  Montreal Canadiens          NHL     2    0    1    1    0  --  --  --  --  -- 1980-81  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    61   15   24   39   74   2   0   0   0   6 1981-82  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    78   36   52   88   88   5   0   4   4  16 1982-83  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    78   24   26   50   63   3   0   0   0   0 1983-84  Montreal Canadiens          NHL     9    3    7   10    4  --  --  --  --  -- 1983-84  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    62   17   38   55   60  15   4   7  11  12 1984-85  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    78   20   38   58   90   9   4   4   8   6 1985-86  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    79   26   32   58  100   5   0   3   3   6 1986-87  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    78   16   29   45   56  --  --  --  --  -- 1987-88  Minnesota North Stars       NHL    46    8   11   19   74  --  --  --  --  -- 1987-88  Edmonton Oilers             NHL    26    3    6    9   21   7   2   0   2  16 1988-89  Edmonton Oilers             NHL    46   11   15   26   47  --  --  --  --  -- 1988-89  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    25    3   10   13   64  16   2   3   5  18 1989-90  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    69   13   14   27   80  --  --  --  --  -- 1990-91  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    76   14   23   37  131  --  --  --  --  -- 1991-92  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    50    7   10   17   98  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    83    8   15   23   51  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94  Washington Capitals         NHL     6    0    0    0   21  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94  New York Islanders          NHL    71    2    7    9   50   4   0   0   0   8 1994-95  Hershey Bears               AHL    12    5    7   12   58  --  --  --  --  -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          NHL Totals                       1023  226  358  584 1172  66  12  21  33  88 

[edit] Coaching statistics

 Season  Team                Lge Type  1994-95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Assistant                1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Assistant                1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Assistant                1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Associate                1998-99 New York Rangers    NHL Assistant                1999-00 New York Rangers    NHL Assistant                2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant                2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant                2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant                2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant                2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant                2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Assistant  

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

[edit] External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Keith Acton's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Keith Acton's biography at Legends of Hockey