DALLAS, TX - Olivier Rodrigue wasn't born a goalie, but it was pretty darn close.
Edmonton's 62nd overall selection at the 2018 NHL Draft was wearing puck-stopper pads as a one-year-old thanks to his father Sylvain, a former major junior and minor pro netminder who's now the Oilers goaltending consultant.
"I was in street pads playing in the basement with the whole family every day, even the dogs," Rodrigue recalled, moments after the Oilers traded up to call his name and anoint him as the second goalie selected at this year's NHL Draft. "I always wanted to be a goalie."
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