Alexandre Daigle

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CanadaCanada  Alexandre Daigle Ice hockey player
Date of birth 7th February 1975
place of birth Montreal , Quebec , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
number # 19
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1993 , 1st round, 1st position
Ottawa Senators
Career stations
1990-1991 Laurentides Vikings
1991-1994 Victoriaville Tigres
1993-1998 Ottawa Senators
1998-1999 Philadelphia Flyers
1999 Tampa Bay Lightning
1999-2000 New York Rangers
2002-2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
2003-2006 Minnesota Wild
2006-2009 HC Davos
2009 Friborg-Gottéron
2009-2010 SCL Tigers

Alexandre Daigle (* 7. February 1975 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player , who during his career including for the Ottawa Senators , Philadelphia Flyers , Tampa Bay Lightning , New York Rangers , Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League and the HC Davos , Friborg-Gottéron and SCL Tigers in the Swiss National League A played. Daigle was selected in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft as the overall first by the Ottawa Senators.

Career

Alexandre Daigle was traded as one of North America's greatest ice hockey talents and a possible successor to Wayne Gretzky . Already in the Junior League Québec Major Junior Hockey League he broke several records and received several awards for his skills on the ice. Daigle was to be selected by an NHL team in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft . The Ottawa Senators played especially badly at the end of the season because they had missed the playoff places to finish last in the league and thus had the first right to vote in the NHL Entry Draft , as they were particularly interested in Daigle. They chose Alexandre Daigle with their full voting rights and even preferred him to later NHL regulars like Chris Pronger or Paul Kariya .

Daigle won a five-year contract that should bring him a total of $ 12.25 million, the largest contract ever received by a rookie in the history of the NHL. As a result, the NHL introduced a salary cap for new professionals a little later.

Daigle never lived up to expectations. He was playfully overshadowed by the Russian Alexei Yashin and was often criticized for not showing enough commitment and motivation. After several disappointing seasons, management and fans had enough and Daigle was transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers in January 1998 . In the following two years he also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers . In 2000 he ended his career because he wanted to start a career in Hollywood .

In the fall of 2002 he returned to the ice hockey business. He signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he played for a year. The contract expired and was not renewed. The Minnesota Wild signed him and in his first season he set his personal record with 51 points.

In March 2006, the Houston Eros was sent to the American Hockey League . For this he did not play a game and was given to the Manchester Monarchs after only a week within the league .

On May 5, 2006 it was announced that Daigle had signed a two-year contract with the Swiss team HC Davos . In the 2006/07 season of the National League A , he finished second on the scorer list with 61 points in 44 games and won the championship title with HC Davos. In December 2006, his contract was extended to 2011. In the 2008/09 season he won his second championship with the Davos, but scored fewer points scorer than before. The Canadian spent most of the following season with the SCL Tigers , where he was on loan and who also managed to stay in the league thanks to his services. However, in April 2010 his contract was terminated by HC Davos, and Daigle subsequently became a free agent.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Laurentides Vikings QAAA 42 50 60 110 98 13 5 9 14th 23
1991/92 Tigres de Victoriaville QMJHL 66 35 75 110 63 - - - - -
1992/93 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 53 45 92 137 85 6th 5 6th 11 4th
1993/94 Ottawa Senators NHL 84 20th 31 51 40 - - - - -
1994/95 Ottawa Senators NHL 47 16 21st 35 14th - - - - -
1994/95 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 18th 14th 20th 34 16 - - - - -
1995/96 Ottawa Senators NHL 50 5 12 17th 24 - - - - -
1996/97 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 26th 25th 51 33 7th 0 0 0 2
1997/98 Ottawa Senators NHL 38 7th 9 16 8th - - - - -
1997/98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37 9 17th 26th 6th 5 0 2 2 0
1998/99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 31 3 2 5 2 - - - - -
1998/99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 32 6th 6th 12 2 - - - - -
1999/00 New York Rangers NHL 58 8th 18th 26th 23 - - - - -
1999/00 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 16 6th 13 19th 4th - - - - -
2000/01 not played - - - - - - - - - -
2001/02 not played - - - - - - - - - -
2002/03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 1 3 7th 8th - - - - -
2002/03 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 40 9 29 38 18th 4th 0 1 1 0
2003/04 Minnesota Wild NHL 78 20th 31 51 14th - - - - -
2004/05 Forward Morges HC NLB - - - - - 2 1 1 2 0
2005/06 Minnesota Wild NHL 46 5 23 28 12 - - - - -
2005/06 Manchester monarchs AHL 16 6th 8th 14th 4th 7th 4th 7th 11 6th
2006/07 HC Davos NLA 44 22nd 39 61 44 18th 4th 9 13 6th
2007/08 HC Davos NLA 45 13 30th 43 59 12 6th 5 11 2
2008/09 HC Davos NLA 44 9 23 32 8th 10 1 2 3 2
2009/10 HC Davos NLA 4th 2 2 4th 2 - - - - -
2009/10 Friborg-Gottéron NLA 2 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
2009/10 SCL Tigers NLA 25th 7th 17th 24 0 9 1 2 6th 8th 14th
QAAA total 42 50 60 110 98 13 5 9 14th 23
QMJHL total 137 94 190 281 164 6th 5 6th 11 4th
AHL total 72 21st 50 71 26th 11 4th 8th 12 6th
NHL overall 616 129 198 327 186 12 0 2 2 2
NLB total - - - - - 2 1 1 2 0
NLA total 164 53 113 166 113 49 13 22nd 35 24

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1993 Canada June World Cup 7th 0 6th 6th 27
1995 Canada June World Cup 7th 2 8th 10 4th
Juniors overall 14th 2 14th 16 31

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Daigle, Alexandre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 7th February 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec