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Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman who played for several NHL organizations, dies at 58

MONTREAL (AP) — Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL organizations, has died.Odelein's death on Friday was confirmed in

Yahoo Sports · October 3, 2026

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman who played for several NHL organizations, dies at 58

Odelein's death on Friday was confirmed in social media posts by several teams he played for, including the Canadiens. No cause of death was provided. He played the last of his 16 NHL seasons with the Penguins in 2005-06 and lived in the Pittsburgh area.

The native of Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, was a seventh-round pick of the Canadiens in 1986 played in 1,056 NHL games with Montreal, New Jersey, Phoenix, Columbus, Chicago, Dallas, Florida and Pittsburgh.

He totaled 252 points (50 goals, 202 assists) and served 2,316 penalty minutes. He scored 20 goals and had 75 assists in 420 games with Montreal between 1990 and 1996 and ranks second in franchise history with 1,357 penalty minutes, leading the team in that category in each of his six seasons.

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