- Fredrik Oduya
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =Kansas City Blades Kentucky Thoroughblades Saint John Flames Orlando Solar Bears Edinburgh Capitals Laredo Bucks Nybro Vikings IF
position = Defence
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 218
nationality = SWE
nickname = Freddy Knuckles
The Swedish Nightmare
birth_date = birth date|1975|5|31|mf=y
birth_place =Stockholm , SWE
draft = 154th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team =San Jose Sharks
career_start = 1995
career_end = 2000
2005 – 2007Fredrik Oduya (born
May 31 ,1975 inStockholm ), is a retiredice hockey player. He was drafted 154th overall by theSan Jose Sharks in the1993 NHL Entry Draft . After spells in the International Hockey League with theKansas City Blades and theAmerican Hockey League for theKentucky Thoroughblades , he was traded to theCalgary Flames in 1999 forEric Landry . He never played in theNational Hockey League . He was known as a good fighter and tough hitter, with the nicknames "Freddy Knuckles" and "The Swedish Nightmare". In 2000 he retired due to a back injury. He played again some years later inSweden andGreat Britain , before retiring again in 2007.His brother
Johnny Oduya plays for theNew Jersey Devils . The Oduya brothers have a Swedish mother and their late father was fromKenya , belonging to the ethnic group of Luo.External links
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