Rumun Ndur

Rumun Ndur (born July 7, 1975) is a Nigerian-born Canadianhttp://www.coventryblaze.co.uk/news/display.jsp?catId=43&newsId=2037 professional ice hockey player.
== Career ==
He has played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers, and the Atlanta Thrashers. Ndur is also the first Nigerian-born player ever to play in the NHL. He was born in Nigeria but grew up in Hearst, Ontario.http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=15082
Ndur moved to Union, Ontario (near London) and played his minor hockey for the St. Thomas Travelers, Ndur played for the Belmont Pests Jr.D. (1990–91) and Clearwater Steeplejacks Jr.C. (1991–92) clubs of the OHA. Ndur was drafted in the 9th round (129th overall) by the Guelph Storm in the 1992 OHL Priority Selection.
He was drafted by the Sabres in 1994 in the third round, 69th pick overall. In 1996 he won a Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans. He made his debut in the NHL in 1996–97 with the Sabres. In 1998–99 he was traded to the New York Rangers and just a year later he was traded to Atlanta and played 27 games with them during the 1999–2000 NHL season. Since that season he has played in the minors.
He has played a total of 69 games in NHL. He scored 5 points (2 goals + 3 assists) with 137 penalty minutes.
Rumun captured the imagination of a section of the Coventry Blaze fanbase and had a small fan club of his own which traveled to the majority the team's of home games from the town of Banbury. However he played just two games of the 2007–08 season before suffering from a neck injury, ruling him out for the season. In May 2008, Ndur was released by Coventry.http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/news/detail.php?id=5923 Ndur went on to sign with the Nottingham Panthers and then turned around on 25 September 2009 to sign with the International Hockey League club the Flint Generals.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1992–93 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	22 	1 	3 	4 	30 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1993–94 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	61 	6 	33 	39 	176 	 	9 	4 	1 	5 	24
1994–95 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 	 	63 	10 	21 	31 	187 	 	14 	0 	4 	4 	28
1995–96 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	73 	2 	12 	14 	306 	 	17 	1 	2 	3 	33
1996–97 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	68 	5 	11 	16 	282 	 	10 	3 	1 	4 	21
1996–97 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	50 	1 	12 	13 	207 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	16
1997–98 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	31 	1 	3 	4 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 	 	27 	1 	0 	1 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Orlando Solar Bears 	IHL 	 	16 	0 	0 	0 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	21 	1 	2 	3 	93 	 	9 	1 	0 	1 	26
2001–02 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	52 	4 	9 	13 	133 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002–03 	Graz 99ers 	Austria 	 	31 	3 	11 	14 	128 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Columbus Cottonmouths	ECHL 	 	70 	8 	9 	17 	241 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Danbury Trashers 	UHL 	 	46 	3 	9 	12 	289 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Kalamazoo Wings 	UHL 	 	17 	0 	1 	1 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	64 	12 	12 	24 	221 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	6 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	6
2008–09 	Nottingham Panthers 	EIHL 	 	34 	2 	3 	5 	191 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	69 	2 	3 	5 	137 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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