Mark Owuya

Mark Owuya

Owuya playing for the Reading Royals in 2012
Born (1989-07-18) July 18, 1989
Stockholm, SWE
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Djurgårdens IF
Toronto Marlies
Luleå HF
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
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 an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. He formerly played for KHL Medveščak Zagreb, a 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
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Junior Championships
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]

References

  1. ↑ Alexanderson, Thomas. "Mark Owuyas Elitseriedebut". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Peterson, Jimmy. "Dennis och Mark lånas ut". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ Alexanderson, Thomas. "Mark in da Almtuna-park". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ Arvidsson, Johan (January 24, 2010). "Owuya klar för konkurrent". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hovets sista utposter i ständig konkurrens". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). September 6, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Maple Leafs sign Swedish goaltending prospect Owuya". tsn.ca. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Målvaktsstatistik". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Målvaktsstatistik". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sweden stays perfect". The Globe and Mail. CP. December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  10. 1 2 Abrahamsson, Hans (October 16, 2010). "Jag ska till NHL". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved February 5, 2011.
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