Alain Daigle | |
Position | Forward |
Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) |
Teams | Chicago Black Hawks |
Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN | August 24, 1954,
NHL Draft | 34th overall, 1974 Chicago Black Hawks |
WHA Draft | 38th overall, 1974 Quebec Nordiques |
Pro Career | 1974 – 1984 |
Alain Daigle (born August 24, 1954 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from 1974–75 to 1979–80.
Daigle played junior hockey for the Trois-Rivières Draveurs from 1969 to 1974 and was drafted 34th overall by the Blackhawks in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.
He immediately joined the Hawks in 1974 and was a regular for six seasons. But when his scoring dipped he was sent to the minors in 1980.
After playing 15 games for the New Brunswick Hawks in 1980-81 he jumped to the HC Gap team in France. The next season he played for Innsbruck EV in Austria. Daigle closed out his career with two seasons with the Sherbrooke Jets and retired in 1984.
He played 389 career NHL games, scoring 56 goals and 50 assists for 106 points.