Mark Owuya
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| Mark Owuya | |||
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Owuya playing for the Reading Royals in 2012
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| Born | July 18, 1989 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Utah Grizzlies Djurgårdens IF Toronto Marlies Luleå HF KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Mark Aloysius Opoya Owuya (born July 18, 1989) is a professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, who most recently played for KHL Medveščak Zagreb, member of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Playing career
Owuya began playing junior hockey with Djurgårdens IF in the 2005–06 season when he began playing with the U18 team. The following season Owuya played with both Djurgården's U18 and J20 team and also played most of the games with the Djurgården's J20 team in the 2007–08 season. While Stefan Ridderwall joined team Sweden for the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Owuya made his Elitserien debut on January 3, 2008, against Brynäs IF.[1] He was loaned out to Mälarhöjden/Bredängs IK during the 2007–08 winter,[2] and was also later loaned out to Almtuna IS for the entire 2008–09 season.[3]
Owuya was also on loan during the 2009–10 season, first to Örebro HK and later Mora IK.[4] In the 2010 pre-season, Owuya was moved up to Djurgården's senior team, to compete with goaltender Stefan Ridderwall to be the first choice in the goal.[5] Ultimately, Owuya played in 32 out of 55 games in the 2010–11 Elitserien season, with a 2.18 goals against average and league-best save percentage of .927.[6][7] He also played in all of Djurgården's seven playoff games, with a 1.66 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.[8]
International play
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Representing  Sweden |
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2009 Ottawa | |
Owuya represented Sweden at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[9]
Personal
His father is from Uganda and his mother is from Russia.[10] Mark's brother Sebastian was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010. Owuya is also known in Sweden for rapping on popular talent show Idol as "Mark In Da Park".[10]
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External links
- Use mdy dates from March 2014
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Almtuna IS players
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Ice hockey players of Black African descent
- Idol (Swedish TV series) participants
- KHL Medveščak players
- Las Vegas Wranglers players
- Luleå HF players
- Mora IK players
- Örebro HK players
- Reading Royals players
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
- Swedish people of Russian descent
- Toronto Marlies players
- Swedish people of Ugandan descent
