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Lyle Odelein

The Montreal Canadiens drafted Lyle Odelein from the Moose-Jaw Warriors in the seventh round (141st overall) of the 1986 Entry Draft. He scored his first NHL goal on December 19, 1991 at Chicago. Odelein won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1992-93.

In 1992-93, not only was he an essential component for the Canadien's Stanley Cup winning team, he also played in 83 games and led the Canadiens with a plus 35 rating. The next season, he posted career highs in goals - 11, assists - 29, points - 40, power play goals - 6 and penalty minutes - 276. Odelein led the Habs in penalty minutes for 6 years, from 1990-91 to 1995-96. He tied Doug Harvey’s Montreal record for assists in a game by a defenseman with five on Feb. 20, 1994. He scored his first and only NHL hat trick on March 9, 1994 against St. Louis.

On Aug. 22, 1996, Odelein was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Stephane Richer. He led the Devils in penalty minutes in 1996-97 with 110 PIMs. Odelein won a Silver Medal with Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.On March 7, 2000 he was traded by the Devils to the Phoenix Coyotes for Deron Quint and a conditional pick in the 2001 draft. He was then selected by Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL expansion draft on June 23, 2000. Named Columbus Blue Jackets Team Captain (2000). 

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        League GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1985-86  Moose-Jaw Warriors          WHL    67    9   37   46  117
1986-87  Moose-Jaw Warriors          WHL    59    9   50   59   70
1987-88  Moose-Jaw Warriors          WHL    63   15   43   58  166  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Peoria Rivermen             IHL    36    2    8   10  116  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Sherbrooke Canadiens        AHL    33    3    4    7  120   3   0   2   2   5
1989-90  Sherbrooke Canadiens        AHL    68    7   24   31  265  12   6   5  11  79
1989-90  Montreal Canadiens          NHL     8    0    2    2   33  --  --  --  --  --
1990-91  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    52    0    2    2  259  12   0   0   0  54
1991-92  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    71    1    7    8  212   7   0   0   0  11
1992-93  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    83    2   14   16  205  20   1   5   6  30
1993-94  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    79   11   29   40  276   7   0   0   0  17
1994-95  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    48    3    7   10  152  --  --  --  --  --
1995-96  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    79    3   14   17  230   6   1   1   2   6
1996-97  New-Jersey Devils           NHL    79    3   13   16  110  10   2   2   4  19
1997-98  New-Jersey Devils           NHL    79    4   19   23  171   6   1   1   2  21
1998-99  New-Jersey Devils           NHL    70    5   26   31  114   7   0   3   3  10
1999-00  New-Jersey Devils           NHL    57    1   15   16  104  --  --  --  --  --
1999-00  Phoenix Coyotes             NHL    16    1    7    8   19   5   0   0   0  16
2000-01  Columbus Bluejackets        NHL    81    3   14   17  118  --  --  --  --  --
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         NHL Totals                        802   37  169  206 2003  80   5  12  17 184

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