Jason Strudwick

Jason Strudwick
Born	(1975-07-17) July 17, 1975 (age 50) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers AHL Worcester IceCats Syracuse Crunch Kentucky Thoroughblades HA Södertälje SK NLA HC Lugano OB I Ferencvárosi TC
NHL draft	63rd overall, 1994 New York Islanders
Playing career	1994–2012

Jason Wayne Strudwick (born July 17, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current broadcaster.

Playing career

Strudwick was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. ^[1] He played his first National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Islanders against the Hartford Whalers on March 30, 1996. ^[2]

On March 23, 1998, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Gino Odjick. ^[1] On July 15, 2002, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks. ^[1]

After playing for the Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC of OB I bajnokság during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Strudwick returned to the NHL with the New York Rangers, the team with which he had previously signed as a free agent before the lockout on July 20, 2004, for the 2005–06 season. ^[3]

Strudwick began the 2006–07 season with HC Lugano in Switzerland before signing a contract on March 19, 2007, with the Rangers. ^[3] However, because he signed with the team after the trade deadline, he was not eligible to participate in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. ^[4] In July 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Rangers and played with them through the 2007–08 season. ^[3]

On July 10, 2008, Strudwick signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers for the 2008–09 season. ^[5] He would re-sign with the Oilers during the summer of 2009. ^[3] On July 2, 2010, he again re-signed as a free agent with the Oilers for another one-year contract. ^[3] On November 21, 2011, Strudwick signed with the Swedish club Södertälje SK of the Swedish Allsvenskan. ^[6] On May 24, 2012, he announced his retirement from professional hockey. ^[7]

Post-hockey career

After his retirement from the NHL, Strudwick hosted his own radio sports talk show, The Jason Strudwick Show, on Edmonton station TSN 1260, from 2012 to 2015. In May 2015, Strudwick moved to television, on Edmonton station City, where he hosted Dinner Television. The two-hour evening program featured newsmagazine and discussion segments. In May 2017, he returned to TSN as a co-host of the Jason Gregor Show.

He is now the co-host of the Got Yer Back podcast with Ryan Rishaug, and his feature segment is known as Struddy's World. This segment covers a variety of topics ranging from insider hockey insights to observational humour, with an introduction that includes his impersonation of Rodney Dangerfield.

Personal life

Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Strudwick was an honours student at Archbishop MacDonald High School. ^[8] In July 2006, he married Schoena Johnson of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, whom he met when they both worked in Chicago. As of 2017, they have three children. ^[8] Schoena is now a business owner in Edmonton.

Strudwick is a cousin of former NHLers Scott and Rob Niedermayer. ^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Edmonton Legion AAA	AMHL		35	3	8	11	67		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Edmonton Pats AAA	AMHL		35	8	20	28	135		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		61	6	8	14	118		19	0	4	4	24
1994–95	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		72	3	11	14	183		21	1	1	2	39
1995–96	Worcester IceCats	AHL		60	2	7	9	119		4	0	1	1	0
1995–96	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		80	1	9	10	198		4	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		39	3	1	4	87		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New York Islanders	NHL		17	0	1	1	36		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		11	0	1	1	29		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	6
1998–99	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		65	0	3	3	114		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		63	1	3	4	64		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		60	1	4	5	64		2	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		44	2	4	6	96		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		48	2	3	5	87		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		54	1	3	4	73		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ferencvárosi TC	HUN		6	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL		65	3	4	7	66		3	0	0	0	0
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA		34	2	3	5	28		6	0	0	0	4
2006–07	New York Rangers	NHL		8	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL		52	1	1	2	40		2	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		71	2	7	9	60		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		72	0	6	6	50		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		43	0	2	2	23		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Södertälje SK	SWE-2		29	3	6	9	20		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				631	13	40	53	788		7	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of family relations in the NHL

References

1. "Jason Strudwick". The Hockey News .
2. "Jason Strudwick". NHL.
3. "Jason Strudwick". TSN.
4. "Deep Opening-Night Roster Loaded With Talent". New York Rangers. October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
5. "Edmonton Oilers Sign Jason Strudwick". Bleacher Report . July 10, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
6. "Rutinerad back klar för SSK" (in Swedish). Södertälje Sportsklubb. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
7. "Jason Strudwick lägger skridskorna på hyllan!" (in Swedish). sskoveralltalltid.se. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
8. Gregor, Jason (September 26, 2011). "More Important Than Stanley: Parenthood". OilersNation.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
9. Diamos, Jason (December 15, 2005). "Niedermayers Are Now One Big Happy Family". New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database