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Former top NHL pick, infamous draft 'bust' Alexandre Daigle to be subject of new film
In a lot of ways, the Daigle saga transformed the rules and structure surrounding the NHL draft and rookie contracts.
The NHL is partnering with Amazon to produce a documentary about arguably the biggest draft bust in hockey history.
Alexandre Daigle, the first overall selection in the 1993 draft, was lauded as a generational talent before being drafted. But the Montreal native never came close to living up to the hype that surrounded him, finishing with just 327 career points through his long-winding 616-game NHL career, which he split between the Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild.
“Set to premiere in 2024, Chosen One: Alexandre Daigle highlights the Quebec-born teenage hockey phenom, positioned to be the saviour of the expansion Ottawa Senators,” read a statement released by the NHL on Tuesday.
“While he never lived up to those lofty expectations, the former first-overall pick's career was remarkable and turbulent. The documentary chronicles that journey as Alexandre Daigle, himself, reflects on life — both on and off the ice.”
In a lot of ways, the Daigle saga transformed the rules surrounding the NHL draft and rookie deals.
Two years after allegations of the Senators intentionally tanking for Daigle surfaced, the NHL introduced the draft lottery in 1995. Daigle’s record-breaking five-year, $12.25-million rookie salary also played a role in the entry-level contract structure being revamped.
Plus, Daigle provided the sporting world with an all-time infamous quote.
"I'm glad I got drafted first because no one remembers number two,” Daigle infamously said after being selected, which turned out to be a wild quote considering the next pick was legendary, eventual Hall-of-Fame defenseman Chris Pronger.
Daigle showed glimpses of upside through his first four NHL seasons — recording 156 points in his first 263 career games with Ottawa, including two 50-plus point campaigns — but things went south real quick. Daigle, who got himself kicked off a flight for making a bomb joke in front of a flight attendant, wore out his welcome in Ottawa quickly.
From 1997-98 until the end of the 1999-00 season, Daigle bounced between the Senators, Flyers, Lightning and Rangers before briefly retiring from the NHL at 25. Daigle would return to the NHL two years later and recorded 87 points in 157 games from 2002-03 to 2005-06 — including a 51-point campaign with the Wild in 2003-04, which earned him a nomination for the Bill Masterson Trophy.
Daigle played four seasons in the Swiss league before hanging up the skates for good at the end of the 2009-10 season.
In a 2007 interview with the Ottawa Citizen, Daigle didn’t display any ill-will with how his career transpired.
“I played a lot of games. Everybody’s criticizing careers, saying I ‘should have been.’ Yeah I should have been. But, if you tell me my son will win two world championships, play 650 games, 200 in Europe, travel the world … I will sign him up (for that career) tomorrow. Anybody would,” Daigle said.
The NHL and Amazon also announced they’re producing a documentary about when the New York Rangers tried to sign Joe Sakic away from the Colorado Avalanche with an offer sheet. Amazon and the league have collaborated in the past, producing All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs — a behind-the-scenes, all-access look at the team during the 2020-21 season.
