Keith Acton

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Centre
played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
Washington Capitals
New York Islanders
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 170
nickname = Woody
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|04|15
birth_place = Stouffville, ON, CAN
career_start = 1978
career_end = 1995
draft = 103rd overall
draft_year = 1978
draft_team = Montreal Canadiens

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".

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 41979-80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 75 45 53 98 38 6 1 2 3 81979-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --1980-81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 15 24 39 74 2 0 0 0 61981-82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 36 52 88 88 5 0 4 4 161982-83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 78 24 26 50 63 3 0 0 0 01983-84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 62 17 38 55 60 15 4 7 11 121983-84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 3 7 10 4 -- -- -- -- --1984-85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 20 38 58 90 9 4 4 8 61985-86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 26 32 58 100 5 0 3 3 61986-87 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 161988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 11 15 26 47 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 3 10 13 64 16 2 3 5 181989-90 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 81994-95 Hershey Bears AHL 12 5 7 12 58 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 1023 226 358 584 1172 66 12 21 33 88

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

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons

External links

* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1978/78103.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
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*legendsofhockey|10002 Persondata
NAME = Acton, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH = 15 April, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH = Stouffville, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =