Bryan Berard didn't request a trade from the Ottawa Senators because of their location.
Picked first overall by the Senators in 1995, Berard never played a game for the club. He asked to be dealt after his first and only training camp with Ottawa.
"Obviously I asked for a trade out of Ottawa, but it had nothing to do with it being a Canadian team," Berard said in an interview. "I was happy to go to Ottawa.
"I think a lot of people, especially in Canada, thought that was the reason."
Berard stands as the only American in NHL history to be picked No.