Fredrik Oduya was a retired ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He was drafted 154th overall by the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

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 in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft

1993 NHL Entry Draft

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Career

After the International Hockey League with the Kansas City Blades

Kansas City Blades

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 and the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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 for the Kentucky Thoroughblades

Kentucky Thoroughblades

The Kentucky Thoroughblades were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, who existed from 1996 to 2001. The Thoroughblades were based in Lexington, Kentucky, playing home games at Rupp Arena...

, he was traded to the Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames

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 in 1999 for Eric Landry

Eric Landry

Éric Landry is a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player. Landry is currently a member of HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A . Landry has played in four National Hockey League seasons, playing with the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens...

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He never played in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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, though belonging to both San Jose Sharks and later on Calgary Flames organisations.
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 in Sweden

Sweden

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 and Great Britain

Great Britain

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, before retiring again in 2007.

Personal

He died in a motor cycle accident in Austria in the summer of 2011. His brother Johnny Oduya, plays for the Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets

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. Their late father was from Kenya

Kenya

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, belonging to the ethnic group of Luo.