Alexander Godynyuk

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Position	Defenseman
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg)
Pro Clubs	Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Florida Panthers Hartford Whalers
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	January 27, 1970, Kiev, USSR
NHL Draft	115th overall, 1990 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career	1987 – 2001

Alexander Godynyuk (born January 27, 1970, in Kiev, U.S.S.R., now Ukraine) is a retired Ukrainian professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the sixth round, 115th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

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 League before retiring following the 2000-01 season.

In his NHL career, Godynyuk played in 223 games. He recorded ten goals and 39 assists.