The Hockey Jersey Shore: The Alexandre Daigle Collection

Leading up to the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Alexandre Daigle was considered a "can't miss" prospect and NHL superstar in waiting. The Senators were even accused of deliberately losing games late in the 1992–93 season in order to guarantee the first overall selection and the right to draft him, which prompted an investigation by the league. When the expansion team finished last, it drafted Daigle over future NHL superstars Chris Pronger and Paul Kariya, who were picked second and fourth, respectively. Regarding his draft position, Daigle uttered the infamous comment "I'm glad I got drafted first, because no one remembers number two". Leading up to the draft, the Quebec Nordiques, who were hosting the event, were reportedly so eager to draft the next French-Canadian superstar that they were rumored to have offered names such as Owen Nolan, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, and draft picks,[citation needed] but Ottawa management disregarded all offers. Daigle subsequently received the largest starting salary in league history (five-year, $12.25 million), which led to the introduction of a rookie salary cap a few years later.

Daigle bounced around the NHL and AHL playing for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. He played for the Hartford Wolfpack, Manchester Monarchs, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the AHL when he wasn't need on the NHL clubs. Daigle finally found a home in Minnesota playing for the Wild for his last 2 NHL seasons where he played what many sports analysts say were his best years.

After the NHL and AHL Daigle packed his bags and headed for Europe where he wound down his career playing in the Swiss league for an impressive three year run with HC Davos, The 2009-10 was Daigle's last year as an active hockey player (so far) being traded from HC Davos to Fribourg-Gotteron where he play 2 games then was traded back to HC Davos where he played 4 games and then finished out the season in Langnau playing 25 games. But, in those 31 games he tallied a very respectable 30 points earning him a spot on Tea Canada for the Spengler Cup.

Alexandre Daigle
Right Wing
Born Feb 7 1975  -- Montreal, PQ
Height 6.00 -- Weight 200 -- Shoots L


Selected by Ottawa Senators round 1 #1 overall 1993 NHL Entry Draft

                                          --- Regular Season ---
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM
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1991-92  Victoriaville Tigres        QMJHL  66   35   75  110   63
1992-93  Victoriaville Tigres        QMJHL  53   45   92  137   85
1993-94  Ottawa Senators             NHL    84   20   31   51   40
1994-95  Ottawa Senators             NHL    47   16   21   37   14
1994-95  Victoriaville Tigres        QMJHL  18   14   20   34   16
1995-96  Ottawa Senators             NHL    50    5   12   17   24
1996-97  Ottawa Senators             NHL    82   26   25   51   33
1997-98  Ottawa Senators             NHL    38    7    9   16    8
1997-98  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    37    9   17   26    6
1998-99  Philadelphia Flyers         NHL    31    3    2    5    2
1998-99  Tampa Bay Lightning         NHL    32    6    6   12    2
1999-00  New York Rangers            NHL    58    8   18   26   23
1999-00  Hartford Wolf Pack          AHL    16    6   13   19    4
2000-01  Did Not Play                Ind     0    0    0    0    0
2001-02  Did Not Play                Ind     0    0    0    0    0
2002-03  Pittsburgh Penguins         NHL    33    4    3    7    8
2002-03  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen   AHL    40    9   29   38   18
2003-04  Minnesota Wild              NHL    78   20   31   51   14
2005-06  Minnesota Wild              NHL    46    5   23   28   12
2005-06  Manchester Monarchs         AHL    16    6    8   14    4
2006-07  Davos                       Swiss  44   22   39   61   44
2007-08  Davos                       Swiss  45   13   30   43   59
2008-09  Davos                       Swiss  44    9   23   32    8
2009-10  Fribourg-Gotteron           Swiss   2    0    2    2    0
2009-10  Davos                       Swiss   4    2    2    4    2
2009-10  Langnau                     Swiss  25    7   17   24    0
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         NHL Totals                        616  129  198  327  186