Kyle Okposo

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Kyle Okposo
Date of birth April 16, 1988
place of birth St. Paul , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Right wing
number # 21
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2006 , 1st round, 7th position
New York Islanders
Career stations
2004-2005 Shattuck St. Mary's
2005-2006 Des Moines Buccaneers
2006-2008 University of Minnesota
2008-2016 New York Islanders
since 2016 Buffalo Sabers

Kyle Henry Erovre Okposo (born April 16, 1988 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player who has been with the Buffalo Sabers in the National Hockey League since July 2016 . The right winger previously spent over eight years with the New York Islanders , who had selected him in seventh position in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft .

Career

Okposo in the jersey of the Islanders (2011)

Kyle Okposo initially played for the Shattuck St. Mary’s ice hockey team in the United States high school league system from 2004 to 2005 . He then went on the ice for the Des Moines Buccaneers , for which he was active in the United States Hockey League in the 2005/06 season . He was then selected in the first round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft as the seventh player of the New York Islanders . Initially, the attacker played for the University of Minnesota team for a year and a half , then was used during the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League . He finally made his debut for the Islanders in the National Hockey League at the end of the 2007-08 season . He spent the 2008/09 season completely with the Islanders.

After eight years in the organization of the Islanders, Okposo did not get a new contract in New York after the 2015/16 season, so he joined the Buffalo Sabers as a free agent in July 2016 . There he signed a seven-year contract that should bring him an annual salary of $ 6 million.

International

For the USA Okposo took part in the Junior World Championships in 2007 and 2008 . He also played at the 2009 , 2010 and 2012 World Championships .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2004/05 Shattuck St. Mary's USHS 65 47 45 92 72 - - - - -
2005/06 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 50 27 31 58 56 11 5 11 16 8th
2006/07 University of Minnesota NCAA 40 19th 21st 40 34 - - - - -
2007/08 University of Minnesota NCAA 18th 7th 4th 11 6th - - - - -
2007/08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35 8th 19th 28 12 - - - - -
2007/08 New York Islanders NHL 9 2 3 5 2 - - - - -
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 65 18th 21st 39 36 - - - - -
2008/09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL - - - - - 2 1 0 1 2
2009/10 New York Islanders NHL 80 19th 33 52 34 - - - - -
2010/11 New York Islanders NHL 38 5 15th 20th 40 - - - - -
2011/12 New York Islanders NHL 79 24 21st 45 46 - - - - -
2012/13 New York Islanders NHL 48 4th 20th 24 38 6th 3 1 4th 5
2013/14 New York Islanders NHL 71 27 42 69 51 - - - - -
2014/15 New York Islanders NHL 60 18th 33 51 12 7th 2 1 3 2
2015/16 New York Islanders NHL 79 22nd 42 64 51 11 2 6th 8th 4th
2016/17 Buffalo Sabers NHL 65 19th 26th 45 24 - - - - -
2017/18 Buffalo Sabers NHL 76 15th 29 44 40 - - - - -
2018/19 Buffalo Sabers NHL 78 14th 15th 29 41 - - - - -
2019/20 Buffalo Sabers NHL 52 9 10 19th 28 - - - - -
NCAA overall 58 26th 25th 51 40 - - - - -
AHL total 35 8th 19th 28 12 2 1 0 1 2
NHL overall 800 196 310 506 443 24 7th 8th 15th 11

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2005 United States U17-WHC 5th place 5 2 2 4th 2
2007 United States U20 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 0 1 1 12
2008 United States U20 World Cup 4th Place 6th 1 5 6th 2
2009 United States WM 4th Place 9 2 3 5 10
2010 United States WM 13th place 6th 1 2 3 0
2012 United States WM 7th place 8th 2 1 3 0
Juniors overall 18th 3 8th 11 16
Men overall 23 5 6th 11 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Okposo, Kyle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Okposo, Kyle Henry Erovre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Paul , Minnesota , United States