- Lyle Odelein
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shot = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 200
played_for =Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|07|21
birth_place = Quill Lake, SK, CAN
career_start =1989
career_end =2006
draft = Rnd 7, 141st overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team =Montreal Canadiens
image_size =Lyle Odelein (born
July 21 1968 in Quill Lake,Saskatchewan ,Canada ) is currently a free agent hockey player in theNational Hockey League . He has played for theMontreal Canadiens ,New Jersey Devils ,Phoenix Coyotes ,Columbus Blue Jackets ,Chicago Blackhawks ,Dallas Stars ,Florida Panthers , andPittsburgh Penguins .Playing career
Odelein played junior hockey for the
Moose Jaw Warriors before being drafted by theMontreal Canadiens in the 7th round (141st overall) in 1986.His playing style adapted through his career; primarily used as a defensive defenceman early in his career (as well as an enforcer), but became more of a two-way threat when former
Montreal Canadiens coachJacques Demers used him on the power play.His first NHL goal was a highlight-reel end-to-end rush against
Chicago Blackhawks goalieEd Belfour onDecember 19 , 1991.Won
Stanley Cup withMontreal Canadiens in 1993.The
1993–94 NHL season marked Odelein's career highlight. He scored 11 goals, 29 assists and 40 points, all career highs. As well, he scored ahat trick against St. Louis Blues goalieJim Hrivnak onMarch 9 ,1994 . His 5 assists onFebruary 20 , 1994 against theHartford Whalers , tied a single-game record for Canadiens defensemen held byDoug Harvey .Was named the first captain of the
Columbus Blue Jackets before their expansion in the2000–01 NHL season .Odelein signed as a free agent with the
Pittsburgh Penguins onSeptember 2 ,2005 . However, he managed just 27 games before injuring his knee, gaining just a single assist. He has not played professional hockey since undergoing knee surgery in February 2006, but has not announced his retirement to date and is considered afree agent .His 2316 career penalty minutes as of March 2006 place him 28th all-time.
Other Information
His brother
Selmar Odelein played briefly for theEdmonton Oilers before playing forTeam Canada and moving to Europe. Another brother, Lee Odelein, has also played professionally in Europe.Has a not-necessarily-friendly rivalry with
Matthew Barnaby which began when Odelein was allegedly disrespectful to Barnaby's wife. Barnaby gave Odelein the nickname "Cornelius" (a reference to "Planet of the Apes"), which has caught on to an extent among Odelein's detractors.ee also
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* [http://coupestanley.com/blog/hockey/2006/12/10/le-syndrome-de-lyle-odelein/ Le syndrôme de Lyle Odelein (french)]
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