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NHL Draft: Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) center Alexandre Daigle first pick by Ottawa Senators

Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators.

Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators. After recording a modest career high of 51 points in three separate National Hockey League (NHL) regular seasons, Daigle briefly retired from hockey at age 25 but returned to the NHL two years later. Although he played ten seasons in the NHL and four in the Swiss NL, he failed to live up to the high expectations put forth when he was drafted first overall and is therefore regarded by many to have been a draft bust.

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Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Events Before

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  2. MLB baseball right fielder Sammy Sosa (23) weds Sonia Rodriguez

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  3. The Maastricht Treaty is signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)

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  4. American record producer Lou Adler (58) weds American actress Page Hannah (27) (Daryl's sister)

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  5. NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history; 10 day action earns large playoff bonus increase, more control over l

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Events After

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    Aleksandr Popov swims a world record 100m freestyle of 47.83 seconds

  2. Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas

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  4. The Church of England ordains its first 32 female priests at the Bristol Cathedral in Bristol, England [1]

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  5. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. divorces Emily Black

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Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators. After recording a modest career high of 51 points in three separate National Hockey League (NHL) regular seasons, Daigle briefly retired from hockey at age 25 but returned to the NHL two years later.
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Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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