Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Thursday that the hockey club has signed goaltender Mark Owuya (oh-WOO-yah) to a two-year entry level contract.
Owuya, a 21-year-old native of Stockholm, Sweden, played 32 games this season for Djurgarden of the Swedish Elite League posting a 2.18 goals against average and a league best .927 goals against average. The 6-2, 198-pound goaltender also played in seven playoff games for Djurgarden registering a 1.66 goals against average and a .934 save percentage. He was a teammate of Leafs’ prospect Daniel Brodin this past season with Djurgarden.
Internationally, Owuya won a silver medal with Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships and a bronze medal at the 2007 IIHF World Under-18 Championships.
