Johnny Oduya

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Johnny Oduya

Oduya with the Jets in 2012.
Born	(1981-10-01) October 1, 1981 Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Chicago Blackhawks Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Frölunda HC New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	221st overall, 2001 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1999–present

David Johnny Oduya ^[1](born October 1, 1981) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman of partial Kenyan Luo descent, who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

Oduya with the Devils

Playing career

Oduya's first club was Hammarby IF, where he played as a junior. In 2000, at the age of 19, he moved to North America to play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He spent one season in North America, splitting time between Victoriaville Tigres and Moncton Wildcats. After moving back to Sweden, he played two seasons with Hammarby's pro-team in HockeyAllsvenskan before signing a contract with Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elitserien. During the two seasons he spent with the team, he was known as an aggressive defenceman and a tough guy. At times he fought with opposition players and received loads of penalty minutes. However, he was also a very dependable player and played regularly in the Swedish national team during the Euro Hockey Tour. In the 2005–06 season, after he had been dismissed by the NHL team Washington Capitals, he moved to another Swedish team, Frölunda HC. In Frölunda, he played as a more offensive defenceman, scoring eight goals and eleven assists.

The following season, Oduya signed with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL. Many expected him to be a minor league player, who potentially would get a brief stint or two in the NHL. When several of the Devils' defenders were injured, Oduya got a spot in the lineup. He played surprisingly well in the NHL, sometimes playing around twenty minutes a game. He played in virtually every Devils game that season, except for a few that he missed due to a mid-season injury. However, in the playoffs, he wasn't even at the bench when the Devils were defeated in the second round. His being benched was mostly due to Andy Greene, who stepped right into the lineup out of college.

Oduya was named to the 2010 Winter Olympics as a member of the Swedish men's ice hockey team.

On February 4, 2010, Oduya was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st round draft pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft for Ilya Kovalchuk and Anssi Salmela.^[2]

On February 27, 2012, Oduya was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.^[3]

In October 2012, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Oduya traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to play for the local team the Flying Farangs, in the 18th Annual "Land of Smiles" Hockey tournament. He carried his team to the championship against Abu-Dhabi, and helped bring home Bangkok's first title in tournament history. ^[4]^[5]^[6]

In June 2013, Oduya won his first Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Boston Bruins in six games during the Stanley Cup Finals.^[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
1999–00	Hammarby IF	J20	32	3	18	21	+12	48	6	1	2	3	—	4
1999–00	Hammarby IF	HA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	44	11	38	49	−9	147	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	24	3	16	19	+31	112	13	4	9	13	+2	10
2001–02	Hammarby IF	HA	46	11	14	25	+18	66	2	1	0	1	+1	4
2002–03	Hammarby IF	HA	38	8	20	28	+33	162	10	7	5	12	−1	38
2003–04	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	42	4	4	8	+9	173	4	0	0	0	−3	6
2004–05	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	49	2	4	6	−9	139	12	0	2	2	−1	39
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SHL	47	8	11	19	+12	95	17	1	2	3	0	16
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	2	9	11	−5	61	6	0	1	1	+2	6
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL	75	6	20	26	+27	46	5	0	1	1	−5	6
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	7	22	29	+21	30	7	0	0	0	+3	2
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL	40	2	2	4	+2	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	27	1	8	9	+6	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	82	2	15	17	-15	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	63	2	11	13	-9	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	18	1	4	5	+3	0	6	0	3	3	+1	0
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	48	3	9	12	+12	10	23	3	5	8	+12	16
NHL totals			511	26	100	126	+42	232	47	3	10	13	+13	30
SHL totals			138	14	19	33	+12	407	33	1	4	5	+12	61

Personal life

Johnny is the son of a Kenyan father and a Swedish mother.

He is the younger brother of the late Fredrik Oduya, a former NHL draftee who was an enforcer in the minor leagues.

References

↑ "Johnny Oduya NHL Player Card". Washington Capitals. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
↑ "Thrashers ship Kovalchuk to Devils for players, 1st rounder". The Sports Network. February 4, 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Jets send Oduya to Blackhawks for picks". Times Colonist. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
↑ http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/31/nhl-notes-oduya-heads-to-thailand-for-hockey-fix
↑ http://www.flyingfarangs.com
↑ http://www.rantsports.com/nhl/2012/10/31/chicago-blackhawks-johnny-oduya-heading-to-thailand-during-nhl-lockout/
↑ "Blackhawks Defeate Bruins for Stanley Cup". New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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Persondata
Name	Oduya, David Johnny
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	October 1, 1981
Place of birth	Stockholm
Date of death
Place of death

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