Catches Left Role Ice hockey player Salary 67,500 USD (2013) Name Mark Owuya Career start 2005 | Playing career Weight 86 kg NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.88 m | |
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teamFormer teams Free AgentDjurgardens IFToronto MarliesLulea HFKHL Medvescak Zagreb Similar People Mike Babcock, Sheldon Keefe, Dion Phaneuf, Brian Burke, Larry Courville | ||
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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.
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- Playing career
- International play
- Personal
- References
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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. He was loaned out to Mälarhöjden/Bredängs IK during the 2007–08 winter, and was also later loaned out to Almtuna IS for the entire 2008–09 season.
Owuya was also on loan during the 2009–10 season, first to Örebro HK and later Mora IK. 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. 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. He also played in all of Djurgården's seven playoff games, with a 1.66 goals against average and a .924 save percentage.
International play
Owuya represented Sweden at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Personal
His father is from Uganda and his mother is from Russia. 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".
