Shoots Left Role Ice hockey player National team Switzerland Height 1.88 m | Playing career Weight 90 kg Name Cody Almond Position Centerman | |
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Born July 24, 1989 (age 34)
Calgary, AB, CAN ( 1989-07-24 ) NLA team
Former teams Geneve-Servette HC
Minnesota Wild NHL Draft 140th overall, 2007
Minnesota Wild Number 12 (Minnesota Wild / Centerman) Similar People Kevin Romy, Mikko Koivu, Mike Yeo | ||
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Cody Almond (born July 24, 1989) is a Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey centre who plays for and is an alternate captain of Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He has formerly played for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
He was originally selected by the Minnesota Wild in the fifth round, 140th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. He made his NHL debut on February 12, 2010 against the Atlanta Thrashers, and scored his first goal on April 4, 2010 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Almond started the 2010–11 season with Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, but was recalled to the NHL on November 4, 2010.
On June 20, 2012, Almond left the Wild organization for Europe and was signed to a three-year contract with HC Genève-Servette of the Swiss National League A.
In his second season with Genève-Servette in 2013–14, Almond broke out offensively whilst still providing a physical two-way game in contributing with 18 goals and 34 points in 44 games. Approaching the final year of his contract he re-signed to a five-year contract extension with Genève-Servette on June 23, 2014.
Only two weeks after in signing his extension, Almond was granted a release from the Eagles, after earning a one-year, $550,000 contract to return with the Wild on July 8, 2014. Almond was unable to make the Wild's opening night roster for the 2014–15 season, and was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. After just five games, going scoreless, and recovering from an injury, Almond opted to leave Minnesota and return to Switzerland on his initial five-year agreement made with Genève-Servette HC on December 1, 2014.
Personal life
Almond received Swiss citizenship in 2012. His maternal grandmother Martha is a native of Olten, Switzerland.