Kyle Okposo
Kyle Okposo ( born April 16, 1988 in St. Paul, Minnesota ) is an American professional ice hockey player standing since 2008 with the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Kyle Okposo first played from 2004 to 2005 for the ice hockey team of the St. Mary's Shattuck in the high school league system of the United States. He then went for the Des Moines Buccaneers on the ice, for which he was active in the 2005/06 season in the United States Hockey League. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 in the first round as a whole seventh player from the New York Islanders. First, the attacker played one and a half years for the team from the University of Minnesota, was then used during the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Eventually he gave at the end of the 2007/08 season his debut for the Islanders in the National Hockey League. The season 2008/ 09 he spent entirely with the Islanders.
Internationally
For the U.S., Okposo took part in the Junior World Championships in 2007 and 2008. He also played at the World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Awards and achievements
- 2006 USHL All- Rookie Team
- 2006 USHL First All -Star Team
- 2006 USHL Rookie of the Year
- 2007 WCHA All- Rookie Team
- 2007 WCHA Second All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2007 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- World U -17 Hockey Challenge 2005
- U20 World Junior Championships 2007
- U20 Junior World Championship 2008
- World Cup 2009
- World Cup 2010
- World Cup 2012
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )