Lyle Odelein : biography
July 21, 1968 –
Lyle Theodore Odelein (born July 21, 1968) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Personal
His brother Selmar Odelein lives in Saskatchewan also and played briefly for the Edmonton Oilers before playing for Team Canada and moving to Europe. Another brother, Lee Odelein, has also played professionally in Europe.
After retirement, Odelein spent time on his family farm in Saskatchewan, and is also co-owner of a bar/restaurant in Pittsburgh.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1985–86 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 67 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 117 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
1986–87 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 59 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
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 Blue Jackets | NHL | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 65 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
2005–06 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL totals | 1056 | 50 | 202 | 252 | 2316 | 86 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 209 |