Nazem Kadri
| Nazem Kadri | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kadri in 2012 | |||
| Born |
October 6, 1990 London, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
7th overall, 2009 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Nazem Kadri (Arabic: ناظم كادري; born October 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Kadri was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs seventh overall in the 2009 NHL entry draft. He played his junior career in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), first with the Kitchener Rangers and then the London Knights. He won the J. Ross Robertson Cup with Kitchener and was part of the Rangers team that lost to the Spokane Chiefs in the final of the 2008 Memorial Cup. Kadri won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022, becoming the first Muslim player to hoist the trophy.
Kadri has represented Canada internationally. He won a silver medal with Canada junior team in the 2010 World Junior Championships, where they lost in the final to the United States 6–5.