Odelein started his career with the
Regina Pats in the
Western Hockey League and was the first-round pick of the
Edmonton Oilers in the
1984 NHL Entry Draft, 21st overall. He attended
Luther College high school in Regina, Saskatchewan. Odelein scored 0 goals and 2 assists in 18 games over three seasons with the
Edmonton Oilers and also played with the Oilers' affiliates before spending a season with
Team Canada. He spent two years in
Austria playing for
Innsbrucker EV and Feldkirch VEU before moving to the
British Hockey League. He played a season each for the
Nottingham Panthers and
Sheffield Steelers before injury forced him to retire. Odelein's brother
Lyle won a
Stanley Cup with the
Montreal Canadiens in
1992–93. Another brother, Lee, also played professionally in Europe. ==Career statistics==