Sunday, 1 May 2016

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY - AFRO-SWEDISH " JOHNNY ODUYA " IS A PROFESSIONAL ICE HOCKEY DEFENSE MAN WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS FR THE DALLAS STARS OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE NHL - GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS 2

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Johnny Oduya

Johnny Oduya
Oduya warming up with his current team, theDallas Stars
Born	October 1, 1981 (age 34) Stockholm, SWE
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Dallas Stars Hammarby IF Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Chicago Blackhawks
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	221st overall, 2001 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1999–present

David Johnny Oduya (born October 1, 1981), usually referred to as Johnny Oduya, is a Swedish professional ice hockey defens

e man who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He is of Kenyan Luo descent on his father's side. Oduya is a two time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks in 2013 and2015.

Playing career

Oduya with the Winnipeg Jets in2012

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(QMJHL). 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 IFin the Swedish Elitserien. During the two seasons he spent with the team, he was known as an aggressive defenceman and an enforcer. At times, he fought with opposition players and registered high penalties in minutes numbers. Despite this, he was also a 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 Washington Capitals, the NHL organization that drafted him 221st overall in 2001, he moved to another Swedish team,Frölunda HC. With Frölunda, he played as a more offensive defence man, scoring eight goals and 11 assists.

Oduya with the New Jersey Devils

The following season, 2006–07, Oduya signed with the New Jersey Devils in the NHL. Although expected by many to be a depth player with the Devils, when several of the team's defenders were injured, Oduya earned a spot in the lineup. He played surprisingly well in the NHL, periodically registering nearly 20 minutes of ice time per game. He played in 76 Devils games that season, only missing eight due to a mid-season injury. However, in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, he was not dressed for New Jersey when the Devils were defeated in the second round, largely due to the impressive play of rookie defenceman Andy Greene.^[1]

After several successful NHL seasons, Oduya was named to the Swedish roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. On February 4, 2010, he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, along with Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a first-round draft pick in 2010, in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk and Anssi Salmela.^[2] Two years later, on February 27, 2012, Oduya was traded to the Chicago Blackhawksfor a second- and third-round pick in 2013.^[3]

In October 2012, during the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Oduya traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to play for the local Flying Farangs team 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]

In June 2013, Oduya won his first Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Boston Bruins in six games in the Finals.^[6]In Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Oduya assisted on the Cup winning goal scored by Dave Bolland. Oduya's shot came from the left point and deflected off the stick of Michael Frolik. Bolland, in position in front of the Boston goal, pushed the deflected shot past Bruins goaltender Tuuka Rask to give the Blackhawks their second Stanley Cup in four years.

On June 15, 2015 at the United Center in Chicago, Oduya won his second Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks over the Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 games. It was the Blackhawks' third Stanley Cup in six years.

After four seasons with the Blackhawks Oduya left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 15, 2015.^[7]

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.

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	48	6	1	2	3	4
1999–00	Hammarby IF	Allsv	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	44	11	38	49	147	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL	24	3	16	19	112	13	4	9	13	10
2001–02	Hammarby IF	Allsv	46	11	14	25	66	2	1	0	1	4
2002–03	Hammarby IF	Allsv	38	8	20	28	162	10	7	5	12	38
2003–04	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	42	4	4	8	173	4	0	0	0	6
2004–05	Djurgårdens IF	SEL	49	2	4	6	139	12	0	2	2	39
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL	47	8	11	19	95	17	1	2	3	16
2006–07	New Jersey Devils	NHL	76	2	9	11	61	6	0	1	1	6
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL	75	6	20	26	46	5	0	1	1	6
2008–09	New Jersey Devils	NHL	82	7	22	29	30	7	0	0	0	2
2009–10	New Jersey Devils	NHL	40	2	2	4	18	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	27	1	8	9	12	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	82	2	15	17	22	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	63	2	11	13	33	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	18	1	4	5	0	6	0	3	3	0
2012–13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	48	3	9	12	10	23	3	5	8	16
2013–14	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	77	3	13	16	38	19	2	5	7	8
2014–15	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	76	2	8	10	26	23	0	5	5	6
NHL totals			664	31	121	152	296	89	5	20	25	44
SHL totals			138	14	19	33	407	33	1	4	5	61