Editing Lyle Odelein (section)

==Playing career==
Odelein played junior hockey for the [[Moose Jaw Warriors]] before being drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the seventh round (141st overall) in [[1986 NHL Entry Draft|1986]].

His playing style adapted through his career; primarily used as a defensive defenceman early in his career (as well as an [[Enforcer (hockey)|enforcer]]), but became more of a two-way threat when former [[Montreal Canadiens]] coach [[Jacques Demers]] used him on the power play.

His first NHL goal was a highlight-reel end-to-end rush against [[Chicago Blackhawks]] goalie [[Ed Belfour]] on December 19, 1991.

Odelein won the [[Stanley Cup]] with the Montreal Canadiens in [[1992–93 NHL season|1993]].

The [[1993–94 NHL season]] marked Odelein's career highlight. He scored 11 goals, 29 assists and 40 points, all career highs, scoring 24 of those points in 26 games in February and March that season.<references group="http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/o/odelely01/splits/1994/" />
As well, he scored a [[hat trick]] against the [[St. Louis Blues]] and goalie [[Jim Hrivnak]] on March 9, 1994. His 5 assists on February 2, 1994, against the [[Hartford Whalers]], tied a single-game record for a Canadiens defenceman held by [[Doug Harvey (ice hockey)|Doug Harvey]], which was also tied in [[2003–04 NHL season|2004]] by [[Sheldon Souray]].

Prior to the [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]] season, Odelein was traded by the Canadiens to the [[New Jersey Devils]] for [[Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward)|Stéphane Richer]] on August 22, 1996. In the [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] season, his fourth with the Devils, Odelein was traded by the Devils to the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] for [[Deron Quint]] and a third round selection on March 7, 2000.

Odelein's tenure with the Coyotes was short as he was claimed in the expansion draft by the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] on June 23, 2000. He was later named the first [[captain (hockey)|captain]] of the Blue Jackets before their inaugural season in [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]].

During his second season in Columbus Odelein was traded to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] for defencemen [[Jaroslav Špaček]]. The following season he was on the move again when he was traded to the [[Dallas Stars]].  After just three regular season games and two more in the playoffs, he was done in Dallas and found himself without a guaranteed contract offer in the off-season.

Odelein's next opportunity came from the [[Florida Panthers]] who offered him a try out that proved successful and led to a $650,000 one-year contract.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-02-21/sports/0402210045_1_dudley-panthers-stanley-cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915040801/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-02-21/sports/0402210045_1_dudley-panthers-stanley-cup|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2016|title=Odelein Could Go Elsewhere|date=21 February 2004|website=Sun Sentinel|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> For the first—and only—time in his career, Odelein stayed healthy for the full season and played in all 82 games for the Panthers. The Panthers' general manager [[Rick Dudley]] expressed interest in retaining Odelein<ref name="auto"/> when his contract expired, however, a [[2004–05 NHL lockout|lockout that erased the 2004-05 NHL season]], and a changing of the guard in Florida that saw Dudley replaced by [[Mike Keenan]], spelled the end of Odelein in Florida.

Odelein's final NHL stint came with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] when he inked a one-year, $500,000 deal<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20050903&id=v6skAAAAIBAJ&pg=6691,1226280|title=Penguins sign veteran defenceman Odelein|date=3 September 2005|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=11 January 2019}}</ref> on September 2, 2005. However, he managed just 27 games before injuring his knee, gaining just a single assist, and retired from professional hockey.

Odelein finished his NHL career with 184 fights and 2,316 career penalty minutes, placing him 30th all-time.