Alexander Godynyuk

Oleksandr Olehovych Hodyniuk (; 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.
==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 named Elizabeth and Paulina.
==Awards and honors==
*Directorate Award (Best Defenseman) and All-Star Selection, 1990 IIHF world junior hockey championshipsCollins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.521, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, 
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Sokil Kyiv 	USSR 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	ShVSM Kyiv 	USSR II 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Sokil Kyiv 	USSR 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	ShVSM Kyiv 	USSR II 	 	22 	4 	2 	6 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Sokil Kyiv 	USSR 	 	30 	3 	3 	6 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	ShVSM Kyiv 	USSR II 	 	9 	3 	0 	3 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Sokil Kyiv 	USSR 	 	37 	3 	2 	5 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Sokil Kyiv 	USSR 	 	19 	3 	1 	4 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	3 	3 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	31 	3 	6 	9 	59 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL 	 	17 	2 	1 	3 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	27 	3 	4 	7 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	26 	0 	10 	10 	35 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	43 	3 	9 	12 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	0 	0 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	14 	1 	3 	4 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Minnesota Moose 	IHL 	 	45 	9 	17 	26 	81 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Hartford Whalers 	NHL 	 	55 	1 	6 	7 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 	 	50 	5 	11 	16 	85 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1998–99 	SC Bern 	NDA 	 	43 	9 	16 	25 	20 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
1999–2000 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 	 	48 	6 	19 	25 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 	 	36 	5 	6 	11 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
USSR totals	USSR totals 	USSR totals	 	97 	9 	7 	16 	67 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	223 	10 	39 	49 	224 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	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	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	27	3	6	9 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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