Streit, Mark Shoots: Right 5-11, 186 lb. Position: D* (180 cm, 84kg) Bern, Switzerland, December 11, 1977, ch. Montreal, 9th round (262nd overall), 2004 NHL Draft STRIGHT, MAHRK More information about the bio, uniform, draft, and pay. Mark Streit was born on December 11th, 1977 in Bern, Switzerland. He is an ice hockey player who plays as a defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mark Streit played major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After making his debut with the Islanders during the 2003-04 season, he has since become a regular starter on defense. Mark Streit was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He previously played for the Swiss national team at several international tournaments, including the 2006 Winter Olympics in Russia. Streit won a gold medal at those games as well as two consecutive World Championships in 2005 and 2007. He currently plays for the New York Islanders of the NHL. The Islanders are a franchise of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The team was founded in 1972 when the original Islanders left the then-fledgling NHL to form a new league, the World Hockey Association (WAH). That same year, the expansion New York Rangers moved to Manhattan's Upper East Side and began play in the NHL.