[Ed. Note: Some lists chronicle the best in hockey. Others the worst. Others the most memorable or greatest or essential. What Puck Daddy’s 2016 Summer Series seeks to do is capture those indefinable, quirky, oddities that occur every season. Moments that defy prediction or, in some cases, logical explanation. Welcome to WEIRD NHL.]

By: Joe Boughner and Mike Wheeler of Radek Bonk’s Mullet

1. The goalie so nice we drafted him twice

At the 1998 draft, the Ottawa Senators stepped to the microphone in the first round and drafted Mathieu Chouinard. Coming off of a 32-18 season with the Shawinigan Cataractes, Chouinard was the second goalie taken in the draft and was considered to be a solid prospect.

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After failing to reach an agreement on his entry-level contract, though, Chouinard opted to head back into the draft in pursuit of a new start. He got that chance in the second round when he was drafted by…

… the Ottawa Senators.

Again.

“The goalie so nice we drafted him twice” spent three years in the Senators organization before signing with the Kings. There he finally got his cup of coffee in 2004, playing two minutes and making two saves before disappearing from hockey consciousness… FOREVER.

Oh wait, nevermind, he’s on Twitter. Turns out he’s coaching in Quebec and, from all appearances, keeping things in perspective.

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A few scouts fired indeed, sir!

Seriously, we certainly can’t think of a weirder story involving an under-performing Ottawa Senators first round draft pick!

2. Alexandre Daigle: Cosplaying before cosplay was cool

Scratch that. We just did.

SCENE: OTTAWA SENATORS MARKETING DEPARTMENT, 1993

“Hey, I just got a fax from Score, the hockey card company. They want to promote their new set with the guy we just drafted first overall, Alexandre Daigle.”

“Sounds great.”

“And they want to dress him up in a bunch of funny outfits to get people excited for their exclusive hockey card.”

“Fantastic.”

“I think this goes great with Daigle’s exciting personality. Fans loved when he said that no one remembers who was drafted second and he was talking about Chris Pronger.”

“SO exciting!”

“Back to the hockey card promotion. In one picture, he’s dressed as a mountie and saluting with the wrong hand.”

“Not a problem.”

“And in another, he’s just dressed up like an old-timey nurse.”