Johnny Oduya

Johnny Oduya 	Johnny Oduya
 	
Born 	October 1, 1981 (1981-10-01) (age 28),
Stockholm, SWE
Height
Weight 	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position 	Defence
Shoots 	Left
NHL team
F. teams	Atlanta Thrashers
NHL
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 	221st overall, 2001
Washington Capitals
Playing career	2003–present
David Johnny Oduya (born October 1, 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman of partial Kenyan descent who plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.
== 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 signed 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. Him being benched was mostly due to Andy Greene, who stepped right into the lineup out of college.
During the 2007–2008 season, Oduya became a mainstay on the Devils' blueline.
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.[1]
== Career statistics==
=== Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	SEL 		42 	4 	4 	8 	+9 	173 		4 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	6
2004–05 	Djurgårdens IF 	SEL 		49 	2 	4 	6 	−9 	139 		12 	0 	2 	2 	−1 	39
2005–06 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 		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 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals		138 	14 	19 	33 	+12 	407 		33 	1 	4 	5 	+12 	61
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		300 	18 	61 	79 	+51 	167 		18 	0 	2 	2 	0 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
== Personal life==
Johnny is the younger brother of former NHL draftee Fredrik Oduya.
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players