Johnny Oduya

Johnny Oduya
Oduya in April 2016
Born	(1981-10-01) 1 October 1981 (age 35) , Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Chicago Blackhawks Hammarby IF Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC New Jersey Devils Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Dallas Stars
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	221st overall, 2001 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1999–present

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Sweden
Winter Olympics
	2014 Sochi
World Championships
	2009 Kloten

David Johnny Oduya (born 1 October 1981), is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks 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 and 2015.

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 IF in 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 defenceman, scoring eight goals and 11 assists.