| Johnny Oduya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Oduya with theDallas Stars in April 2016 | |||
| Born | (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (age 44) Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 221st overall,2001 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2018 | ||
David Johnny Oduya (born 1 October 1981) is aSwedish former professionalice hockeydefenceman who played in theNational Hockey League (NHL). Oduya is a two-timeStanley Cup champion with theChicago Blackhawks in2013 and2015.
Oduya's first club wasHammarby IF, where he played as a junior. In 2000, at the age of 19, he moved to North America to play in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He spent one season in North America, splitting time between theVictoriaville Tigres andMoncton Wildcats. After moving back to Sweden, he played two seasons with Hammarby inHockeyAllsvenskan before signing a contract withDjurgårdens IF in the SwedishElitserien. 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 theSwedish national team during theEuro Hockey Tour. In the 2005–06 season, after he had been dismissed by theWashington Capitals, the NHL organization that drafted him 221st overall in2001, he moved to another Swedish team,Frölunda HC. With Frölunda, he played as a more offensive defenceman, scoring eight goals and 11 assists.
The following season,2006–07, Oduya signed with theNew 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 the2007 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 defencemanAndy Greene.[1] After several successful NHL seasons, Oduya was named to the Swedish roster for the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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On 4 February 2010, he was traded to theAtlanta Thrashers, along withNiclas Bergfors,Patrice Cormier and a first-round draft pick in2010, in exchange forIlya Kovalchuk andAnssi Salmela.[2] Oduya skated for the team during its inaugural season after moving toWinnipeg, Manitoba to become theWinnipeg Jets.
On 27 February 2012, Oduya was traded to theChicago Blackhawks for a second- and third-round pick in2013.[3]
In October 2012, during the2012–13 NHL lockout, Oduya traveled toBangkok,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 firstStanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated theBoston Bruins in six games in theFinals.[6] In Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Oduya assisted on the Cup winning goal scored byDave Bolland. Oduya's shot came from the left point and deflected off the stick ofMichael Frolík. Bolland, in position in front of the Boston goal, pushed the deflected shot past Bruins goaltenderTuukka Rask to give the Blackhawks their second Stanley Cup in four years.
On 15 June 2015, at the United Center in Chicago, Oduya won his second Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks over theTampa Bay Lightning in six games. It was the Blackhawks' third Stanley Cup in six years. He ended the2015 playoffs goalless wirh five assists and points in all 23 games. After the series ended, it was revealed that Oduya had suffered an elbow tear as a result from getting tripped by Lightning’ forwardNikita Kucherov.[7]
After four seasons with the Blackhawks, Oduya left as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with theDallas Stars on 15 July 2015.[8] Blackhawks teammatePatrick Sharp also joined the Stars a few weeks earlier via trade.
In the final year of his contract with the Stars in the2016–17 season, Oduya was traded back to Chicago in exchange forMark McNeill and a conditional fourth-round draft pick on 28 February 2017.[9] He played out the season with the Blackhawks appearing in 15 regular season games for 1 goal and 1 assist.
As a free agent, having left the Blackhawks for a second time, Oduya agreed to a one-year bonus-ladened contract with theOttawa Senators on 24 July 2017.[10] After being placed on waivers by the Senators, Oduya was claimed by thePhiladelphia Flyers on 26 February 2018.[11] After playing in only one game as a Flyer on 4 March, he was pulled out of the lineup with a lower body injury on 10 March.[12] He did not play another game with the Flyers before his contract expired.
Oduya is the son of a Kenyan father and a Swedish mother.[13][14] He is the younger brother of the lateFredrik Oduya, a former NHL draftee who was an enforcer in the minor leagues.[15]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Hammarby IF | J20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hammarby IF | J20 II | 26 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hammarby IF | J20 II | 38 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 138 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 407 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 61 | ||||
| NHL totals | 850 | 41 | 149 | 190 | 372 | 106 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 46 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men'sice hockey | ||
| RepresentingSweden | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 | 2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
 | 2009 Kloten | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sweden | WC |  | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | OG |  | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks) | 2013,2015 | |
Oduya, the son of a Kenyan father and Swedish mother
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