Akim Aliu was born on April 24, 1989, in Okene, Nigeria. Akim Aliu (born April 24, 1989) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing in the Winnipeg Jets organization. Aliu signed his first professional contract on August 25, 2008, a three-year deal with the Blackhawks. “My parents have always told me that things happen at the time they’re supposed to happen, not when you hope they would happen,” Aliu said. Following the season, his playing rights were traded to the Atlanta Thrashers. On January 4, 2009, Aliu was traded back to Sudbury for the Wolves' 4th round pick in 2009 and 6th round pick in 2010. [2] The incident stemmed from the then 16-year-old Aliu's refusal to take part in a hazing incident, which involved rookies being forced to stand naked in a cramped bus bathroom. His parents moved the family to Canada when he was 7 and settled in the Toronto area. Aliu was born in Okene, Nigeria, but grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sudbury lost the series to the Plymouth Whalers. He currently plays as a right winger for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) on loan from the ECHL with the Atlanta Gladiators. Shortly after he was born his family moved to Kiev, Ukraine. I don’t know why, but my parents (namely my dad) thought I… '” (bolding my own) Aliu also had problems adapting to North American society. Akim Aliu (67) of the Atlanta Thrashers against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the preseason opener at Phillips Arena on Sept. 21, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. Get all the latest stats, news, videos and more on Akim Aliu On June 23, 2010, Aliu was sent to the Atlanta Thrashers along with Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, and Ben Eager, for the 24th and 54th overall picks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin. Akim's family came to Canada when he was 12. Most recently in the Czech with HC Litvinov. So I kind of combined them. He has a brother named Edward. Akim’s went to education history is unknown. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Akim Aliu, 1989-04-24 Okene, NIG Canada. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images) Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said he's on board. Aliu was born in Okene, Nigeria. Akim Aliu is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He has more than 13.5k followers on Twitter. His father, Tai, a Nigerian, attended university in Kyiv on a track and field scholarship where he met and married Aliu's mother, Larissa, a Ukrainian. 2011-12; 2012-13; Scoring Logs. Uncomfortable with the political climate following the de… Since then, he has played for several teams including Sudbury Wolves and London Knights of OHL and Rockford IceHogs, Rockford IceHogs, and Chicago Wolves of AHL. He is the son of a Nigerian father Tai and a Ukrainian mother Larissa. Akim Aliu is certainly an interesting player under many points of view. Ice Hockey Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Born in Nigeria and moved very young first to Ukraine, then to Canada, he had many controversial moments in his career. Join Facebook to connect with Akim Aliu and others you may know. Aliu still speaks Russian with his family and is fluent. He grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine with his family. The team suspended Downie for five games and Aliu for one. His net worth is unknown to the media. They didn’t want that for my older brother and me. Early in the 2005–06 OHL season, Aliu was involved in an on-ice altercation with then teammate Steve Downie during a practice. His nationality is Canadian and he is of Nigerian-Ukrainian ethnicity. Aliu was signed with the Rochester Americans in the year On October 10, 2014. Player Overview & Base Stats; Game Finder; Advanced Stats; News; Career Splits. The player, Akim Aliu, who was born in Nigeria, made the allegations on Twitter on Monday night. He hasn’t mentioned about his affairs publically and has managed to keep it low profile. His body weighs 102kg. Complete player biography and stats. There is no any record of his marriage and divorce till now. That’s why my parents wanted to leave. On June 1, 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. Aliu was born in Okene, Nigeria. Former National Hockey League player Akim Aliu, who helped form the Hockey Diversity Alliance, has been very vocal on the NHL’s two-day work stoppage in protest against police brutality and racial injustice. Akim Aliu tweeted Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, that Peters dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the dressing room in my rookie year because he didnt like my choice of music. Akim Aliu is a former NHL athlete and current professional hockey player. Aliu was drafted 56th overall during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. His family struggled a lot while Tai studied to become a computer programmer. His nationality is Canadian and he is of Nigerian-Ukrainian ethnicity. Just last month, former National Hockey League player Akim Aliu said that, when he was a minor-league hockey player, Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters called him … Akim Aliu: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood. Head coach Moe Mantha, Jr. was suspended by the OHL and later fired by the team, and the team was fined $35,000 by the OHL. He has not clarified about his married life, affair, girlfriend and spouse till the present time. Shortly after he was born his family moved to Kiev, Ukraine. Akim Aliu has kept his personal life private and out of the spotlight. Akim Aliu was 16 years old when he refused to strip naked for a team hazing ritual done by the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. And I feel like I have a voice because of that.” Akim Aliu didn't have much of an impact on the ice, a once-promising NHL prospect turned journeyman minor-leaguer whose many stops included a quick cup of coffee with the Winnipeg Jets organization. But from the moment I joined the Windsor Spitfires, I had a target on my back. During pre-season camps, Aliu was involved in several altercations with players on ice. Nothing unusual about me, really. During the 2006–07 season, he helped the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL reach the league championship final. Aliu considers himself Ukrainian Canadian and attests that he and his family live according to Ukrainian culture; and that he would have played for the Ukrainian national hockey team, if asked. Akim Aliu is currently active on Twitter. FILE - In this April 7, 2012, file photo, Anaheim Ducks' Sheldon Brookbank, left, checks Calgary Flames' Akim Aliu, a Nigerian-born Canadian, during third period NHL hockey action in … Aliu’s timing turned out to be perfect in sparking a much-needed discussion. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, his time with the team included seeing a … Aliu signed Tuesday in … Aliu still speaks Russian with his family and is fluent. After the 2007–08 season with the Knights was completed, Aliu made his professional debut, playing in two games with Blackhawks affiliate the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.BHJ M,GY OOONNN KYNÄÄÄÄÄ BADAAS JOU DOOG, On August 25, 2008, Aliu signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Additional Pages for this Player. List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA), https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/Akim_Aliu?oldid=314381. Akim first began playing ice hockey in a house league in the Toronto neighborhood of Parkdale. Aliu’s timing turned out to be perfect in sparking a much-needed discussion about issues long suppressed amid lingering nostalgia for the sport’s rough and tumble, and sometimes hateful, past. There was this guy on the team — he was the top-prospect, future-NHL-star type that most junior teams in Canada have — and he looked at me, Akim Aliu… “My parents have always told me that things happen at the time they’re supposed to happen, not when you hope they would happen,” Aliu said. He usually doesn’t talk about his private life in media and public. He and his family lived in a single bedroom on welfare; Akim wanted to play hockey but his family couldn’t afford equipment so he had to borrow. Akim Aliu was born on April 24, 1989, in Okene, Nigeria. The Calgary Flames are two years away from winning the Stanley Cup and I’m learning how to skate deep in the suburbs of South Calgary. Based in Toronto, the program would be run with the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA), a group of nine current and former NHL players cochaired by Kane and Akim Aliu, a … Akim Aliu (born on April 24, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing on the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. He has a brother, Edward. He has been successful in maintaining a good public image throughout his career and has not been involved in any controversies till date. Akim Aliu figures he was 12 or 13 years old the first time he heard a racial slur directed toward him at a hockey rink. “I kind of dealt with both of those things. [3] Downie was subsequently traded to the Kitchener Rangers, and Aliu to the Sudbury Wolves. 2011-12; 2012-13 2011-12; 2012-13; Game Logs. Besides these, he has not been involved on Facebook and Instagram. Read also, the career, birth facts, family, childhood, relationship, net worth, and the bio of Nate Thompson, Vladislav Namestnikov, Sidney Crosby, Noah Hanifin, Brett Ritchie, Akim Aliu: Description To Body Measurement, View more / View fewer Facts of Akim Aliu. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images) Let’s rip the Band-Aid off from the top: the silence of white NHL players when it comes to the racism their fellow black hockey players continue to … Following the incident, Downie was told to undergo professional counseling. Akim's family came to Canada when he was 12. He began his ice hockey career with the Milton Icehawks of Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) during the 2004-05 season. [1] He later broke his hand in a bar fight in Toronto, seriously hampering his offseason training. He featured in 10 games with the Americans before he was released and later signed by the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL on January 23, 2015. Akim Aliu, the player who helped prompt a new discussion about racism and coaching behavior in hockey, is heading back to the ice. Akim Aliu has the height of 6 feet 4 inches. Akim Aliu detailed the racism he faced in the NHL in a piece for the Players Tribune. Aliu was supposed to do what his predecessors had done and stuff himself in a bathroom with other naked bodies. Aliu and Downie fought during a practice that took place on September 28 after Downie hit Aliu with a vicious blindsiding crosscheck to the mouth, knocking out three of Aliu's teeth. He is currently on loan at the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) from Atlanta Gladiators. He is the son of a Nigerian father Tai and a Ukrainian mother Larissa. 56 overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, poses for a photo. He said that when he played for the Chicago Blackhawks’ minor … Akim Aliu, the No. He never played hockey as a child. Akim Aliu Overview. ... “My parents … He has black hair and dark brown eyes. Akim Aliu (born April 24, 1989) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing in the Winnipeg Jets organization. View the profiles of people named Akim Aliu. He is most famous for an altercation with teammate Steve Downie after his refusal to participate in a hazing incident while playing major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He is currently focusing on his work and it seems like he doesn’t have time for love affairs. He has an annual salary of 695k dollars. Aliu still speaks Ukrainianto his family. According to the records, he is possibly single at the present time. 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