Playing career

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League for the Portland Winter Hawks, Archibald was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the North Stars in the 1987-88 season. In his first two NHL seasons, he scored 27 goals and added 39 assists. Early in the 1989-90 season, the North Stars traded Archibald to the New York Rangers for defenceman Jayson More.

Archibald finished the 1989-90 season with the Rangers' IHL affiliate, the Flint Spirits, before leaving to join the Canadian National Hockey Team for two seasons. This included representing Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Archibald won a silver medal.

Archibald returned to the NHL in the 1992-93 season with the Ottawa Senators. After four seasons with the Senators, Archibald played in seven games with the New York Islanders in the 1996-97 season. He also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga that season with the Frankfurt Lions. He then spent three seasons in the IHL before finishing up his career in Sweden's Elitserien with Linköpings HC in the 1999-2000 season.

In his NHL career, Archibald appeared in 323 games. He scored 57 goals and added 67 assists. He also played in five games for Minnesota during the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording one assist.

Coaching career

Archibald joined the Chilliwack Bruins as an assistant coach prior to the 2008-09 season and added the duties of Hockey Operations Advisor and Community Liaison in February 2009.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983-84	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		47	7	11	18	10		3	0	2	2	0
1985-86	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		70	29	35	64	56		15	6	7	13	11
1986-87	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL		65	50	57	107	40		20	10	18	28	11
1987-88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	13	20	33	26		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		72	14	19	33	14		5	0	1	1	0
1989-90	Flint Spirits	IHL		41	14	38	52	16		4	3	2	5	0
1989-90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		12	1	5	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	New York Rangers	NHL		19	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		8	6	3	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Ottawa Senators	NHL		44	9	6	15	32		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Ottawa Senators	NHL		33	10	8	18	14		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Ottawa Senators	NHL		14	2	2	4	19		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		19	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Ottawa Senators	NHL		44	6	4	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		34	10	19	29	48		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	New York Islanders	NHL		7	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	San Antonio Dragons	IHL		55	11	21	32	10		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		76	23	25	48	32		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		27	7	4	11	10		5	0	0	0	0
1999-00	Linköpings HC	SEL		21	5	4	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				323	57	67	124	139		5	0	1	1	0

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
	1992 Albertville	Ice hockey

International statistics

Year	Team	Comp		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990-91	Team Canada	Int'l		29	19	12	31	20
1991-92	Team Canada	Int'l		58	20	43	63	64
Int'l totals				87	39	55	94	84

[ Source: Wikipedia ]