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Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup-winning defenseman and historic captain, dead at 58

Lyle Odelein, a veteran defenseman who secured a Stanley Cup title and served as the inaugural captain for the Columbus franchise, has passed away at the age of fifty-eight due to a heart attack. Across sixteen seasons in the major league, he appeared in more than one thousand contests representing eight different organizations, most notably lifting the championship trophy with Montreal in 1993 before later taking on leadership duties in Ohio following an expansion draft.

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