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#21 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 23/24

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Kyle Okposo Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 16, 1988
Position
RW/C
Age
35
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
St. Paul, MN, USA
Weight
218 lbs / 99 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$2,500,000 Powered by
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Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2006 round 1 #7 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup MVP 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL Rookie of the Year 1

Brother in Law: Tyler Hirsch

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Kyle Okposo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA 14U AAA 75* 75* 101* 176* 104* -* |
2003-04 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 71* 46* 53* 99* 46* -* |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 65* 47* 45* 92* 72* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
2005-06 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 50* 27* 31* 58* 56* 28* | Playoffs 11 5 11 16 8 12
2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40* 19* 21* 40* 34* 17* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 12* -1* |
2007-08 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 18* 7* 4* 11* 6* -8* |
New York Islanders NHL 9* 2* 3* 5* 2* 3* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35* 9* 19* 28* 12* 0* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 5* 6* 2* 2* |
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 65* 18* 21* 39* 36* -6* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 1
USA WC 9* 2* 3* 5* 10* 3* |
2009-10 New York Islanders “A” NHL 80* 19* 33* 52* 34* -22* |
USA “A” WC 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
2010-11 New York Islanders “A” NHL 38* 5* 15* 20* 40* 3* |
2011-12 New York Islanders “A” NHL 79* 24* 21* 45* 46* -15* |
USA WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 0* 2* |
2012-13 New York Islanders “A” NHL 48* 4* 20* 24* 38* -2* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 5 -1
2013-14 New York Islanders “A” NHL 71* 27* 42* 69* 51* -9* |
2014-15 New York Islanders “A” NHL 60* 18* 33* 51* 12* -8* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 2 1
2015-16 New York Islanders “A” NHL 79* 22* 42* 64* 51* -4* | Playoffs 11 2 6 8 4 -3
2016-17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65* 19* 26* 45* 24* -7* |
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 76* 15* 29* 44* 40* -34* |
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 78* 14* 15* 29* 41* -9* |
2019-20 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 52* 9* 10* 19* 28* -3* |
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 35* 2* 11* 13* 0* -1* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres “A” NHL 74* 21* 24* 45* 43* -15* |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 75* 11* 17* 28* 34* -7* |
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres “C” NHL 23* 3* 4* 7* 8* 0* |
Projected NHL 82* 11* 14* 25* 29* 0* |
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Kyle Okposo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 USA U18 “C” U18 JWC 5* 4* 3* 7* 10* 5* |
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Kyle Okposo Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
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2023-11-30T19:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ St. Louis Blues
2023-11-27T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers
2023-11-25T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ New Jersey Devils
2023-11-24T17:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-11-22T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2023-11-19T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Chicago Blackhawks
2023-11-17T19:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Winnipeg Jets
2023-11-14T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
2023-11-11T18:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-11-10T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild
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Kyle Okposo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 75* 75* 101* 176* 2.35* 104* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 35* 9* 19* 28* 0.80* 12* 0* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * 1 *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 4* 3* 7* 1.40* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 58* 26* 25* 51* 0.88* 40* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 007* 233* 366* 599* 0.59* 528* -136* | 3 24 7 * 8 * 15 * 0.63 * 11 * -3 *
NTDP 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 50* 27* 31* 58* 1.16* 56* 28* | 1 11 5 * 11 * 16 * 1.45 * 8 * 12 *
USHS-Prep 2 136* 93* 98* 191* 1.40* 118* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 23* 5* 6* 11* 0.48* 10* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 1* 6* 7* 0.54* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

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Strength
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Leadership
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Teamwork
15
Shooting Accuracy
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Kyle Okposo Connections

Player Period Teams
Frans Nielsen (F) 2007-2016 9 Bridgeport Islanders, New York Islanders
Zemgus Girgensons (F) 2016-2024 8 Buffalo Sabres
Josh Bailey (F) 2008-2016 8 New York Islanders
John Tavares (F) 2009-2016 7 New York Islanders
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/24/2023
05/24/2023 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/01/2016
07/01/2016 Confirmed New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres
05/26/2011
05/26/2011 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
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04/02/2018 Basketball, Football, helped pave Okposo's NHL path BuffaloHockeyBeat.com

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