Ebira Youth Of Note

Akim Aliu

Date of Birth: 24/04/1989

Birthcity: Okene, Nigeria

Height: 6.03

Weight: 209

Shoots: Right

Position: Right Wing

NHL Status: Eligible for 2007 NHL Draft

Acquired: Trade with Windsor

Career Notes: Windsors 1st round pick, 7th overall, in 2005Last Season - Sudbury Wolves29 GP, 7 G, 6 A, 13 Pts, 54 PIM,

About Akim Aliu : (born April 24, 1989 in Okene, Nigeria) is an amateur ice hockey player who is now playing for the London Knights. He was drafted 56th overall during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

During the 2006-2007 season, he helped the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL reach the league championship final. Sudbury lost the series to the Plymouth Whalers.Aliu was born in Nigeria and moved to Toronto at the age of 7. Before arriving in Canada, he spent some time in Kyiv, Ukraine, where his father had earned a scholarship to the university. While in the Ukraine Aliu learned Russian.[1]On Friday June 1st 2007 Aliu was traded to the London Knights in exchange for London's 2nd Round Pick in 2008 and a 3rd Round Pick in 2009.

Akim Aliyu in action

Sources:

[1]http://www.sudburywolves.com/content.php?page=players&player=80http://londonknights.com/press/display_news.asp?news=866

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