Akim Aliu
| Akim Aliu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Aliu with the Calgary Flames in 2012 | |||
| Born |
April 24, 1989 Okene, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing/defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames AIK IF Amur Khabarovsk HC '05 Banská Bystrica Karlskrona HK HC Litvínov | ||
| NHL draft |
56th overall, 2007 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career |
2008–2020 2024 | ||
Akim Olumide Aliu (born April 24, 1989) is a Nigerian-born Ukrainian–Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Aliu was a second-round selection of the Chicago Blackhawks, 56th overall, in the 2007 NHL entry draft and has played for several AHL and ECHL teams in both the Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets organizations before a trade to the Calgary Flames. Aliu made his NHL debut on April 5, 2012.