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Odelein played 16 seasons in the NHL, winning a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , Odelein succumbed to a heart attack overnight. He lived in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, is survived by his wife, Laurel, and his three children, Paulyna, Dylan, and Mackenzy.from the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in the seventh round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Odelein spent his first seven NHL seasons in Montreal.
With the Canadiens, he developed into a rugged, hard-hitting, and reliable shutdown defenseman. He was a key member of Montreal’s 1993 Stanley Cup championship team, putting up a goal and five assists for six points and a +9 rating in the Canadiens’ 20 playoff games that year.in exchange for forward Stephane Richer. He played three-plus seasons in New Jersey before getting traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Deron Quint ans a third-round draft pick in March of 2000.
, and was subsequently named the team’s captain for their inaugural 2000-01 season. Midway through the 2001-02 season, he was traded to theOdelein finished his NHL career with 50 goals and 202 assists for 252 points, to go along with 2,316 penalty minutes, over 1,056 games. Internationally, Odelein represented Canada at the inaugural World Cup of Hockey in 1996, in which Canada finished as the runner-up.
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