On my last thread I told the story of the Fourth Staal brother Jared and talked about how he did in the show and what hes doing now. Since that thread did pretty well, why not tell another cool hockey story!
Warning: This is gonna be a LONG thread so only read if you have time to spare
We all know that just being drafted in the NHL is an honor in itself, but going 1st Overall and being picked before all of the top Hockey Prospects in the entire world is a Dream! The 1st overall selection is only something that every struggling NHL Team dreams of having, like most sports it's decided in a lottery off the hopes of chance, And when the first overall pick is drafted most of the time that player becomes a Superstar! But in Hockey and in Life nothing is guaranteed and the first overall pick doesn't always end up being the next Crosby. Some players put up mind blowing stats in Juniors but can't repeat their success at the Professional level. This is the Story of Alexandre Daigle.
Daigle would start his Hockey Career in 1991 as he would join the Victoriaville Tigers of the QMJHL. And in Juniors he was very quick to stun scouts as he would put up Incredible stats we rarely see from a player. In his first season with Victoriaville he put up 35 goals 75 assists for 110 pts in just 60 games. If you thought that was impressive, the following season he would perform even better as he would put up a whopping 45 goals 92 assists for 137 pts in just 53 games at just 18 years old! At the time, Daigle looked like an absolute prodigy and it was a no brainer that a struggling Ottawa Senators team would take him First Overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. The hype for Daigle was real, he was being compared to great players like Steve Yzerman and Joe Sakic. He was quickly growing a fanbase and things were only looking good for the kid. In his rookie season his stats were no way bad as he would put up 20 goals, 31 assists for 51 pts. He would then go back to Victoriaville the following season for 18 games where he would put up 34 pts. But in the next season, things took a turn for Daigle. Injurys would start to haunt his career as he would only play 97 games the next 2 seasons and would only put up a combined 54 points in that 2 year span. However in the 96-97 season Daigle would start to bounce back as he would score 26 goals and put up 51 pts in 82 games. Things were starting to once again go up for Daigle but quickly the magic dust went away as he would kept getting injured and have declining seasons. And would play for the Flyers, Lightning and Wild where he would put up decent numbers for the amount of games he played but he just could never stay healthy. In the 05-06 season he would play his last year in the league before joining the HC Davos where he would play until 2010.
Summary: Personally after taking a look at his career, I don't think Alex was the bust that many people portray him to be and his downfall wasn't his fault. In this case this was another Eric Lindros situation where Injurys would brutally cause a decline in his career. I believe if Alex could stay healthy for the majority of his stint he could have been regarded as an all-star caliber player in the NHL, I mean despite only playing half a season majority of the time he was still putting up solid numbers for those amount of games. But unfourtently, life just isn't fair.
Where is Alex Today? After looking at an article, at 45 years old he currently runs a movie studio called MTL Grande in Montreal.
Warning: This is gonna be a LONG thread so only read if you have time to spare
We all know that just being drafted in the NHL is an honor in itself, but going 1st Overall and being picked before all of the top Hockey Prospects in the entire world is a Dream! The 1st overall selection is only something that every struggling NHL Team dreams of having, like most sports it's decided in a lottery off the hopes of chance, And when the first overall pick is drafted most of the time that player becomes a Superstar! But in Hockey and in Life nothing is guaranteed and the first overall pick doesn't always end up being the next Crosby. Some players put up mind blowing stats in Juniors but can't repeat their success at the Professional level. This is the Story of Alexandre Daigle.
Daigle would start his Hockey Career in 1991 as he would join the Victoriaville Tigers of the QMJHL. And in Juniors he was very quick to stun scouts as he would put up Incredible stats we rarely see from a player. In his first season with Victoriaville he put up 35 goals 75 assists for 110 pts in just 60 games. If you thought that was impressive, the following season he would perform even better as he would put up a whopping 45 goals 92 assists for 137 pts in just 53 games at just 18 years old! At the time, Daigle looked like an absolute prodigy and it was a no brainer that a struggling Ottawa Senators team would take him First Overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. The hype for Daigle was real, he was being compared to great players like Steve Yzerman and Joe Sakic. He was quickly growing a fanbase and things were only looking good for the kid. In his rookie season his stats were no way bad as he would put up 20 goals, 31 assists for 51 pts. He would then go back to Victoriaville the following season for 18 games where he would put up 34 pts. But in the next season, things took a turn for Daigle. Injurys would start to haunt his career as he would only play 97 games the next 2 seasons and would only put up a combined 54 points in that 2 year span. However in the 96-97 season Daigle would start to bounce back as he would score 26 goals and put up 51 pts in 82 games. Things were starting to once again go up for Daigle but quickly the magic dust went away as he would kept getting injured and have declining seasons. And would play for the Flyers, Lightning and Wild where he would put up decent numbers for the amount of games he played but he just could never stay healthy. In the 05-06 season he would play his last year in the league before joining the HC Davos where he would play until 2010.
Summary: Personally after taking a look at his career, I don't think Alex was the bust that many people portray him to be and his downfall wasn't his fault. In this case this was another Eric Lindros situation where Injurys would brutally cause a decline in his career. I believe if Alex could stay healthy for the majority of his stint he could have been regarded as an all-star caliber player in the NHL, I mean despite only playing half a season majority of the time he was still putting up solid numbers for those amount of games. But unfourtently, life just isn't fair.
Where is Alex Today? After looking at an article, at 45 years old he currently runs a movie studio called MTL Grande in Montreal.
