Leo Gudas

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Leo Gudas
Born (1965-05-20) May 20, 1965 (age 59)
Bruntál, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for CZE
HC Sparta Praha
HC Kometa Brno
SM-liiga
JYP Jyväskylä
1.GBun
Hedos München
NLA
EHC Biel
DEL
Augsburger Panther
DEL2
Heilbronner Falken
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft 251st overall, 1990
Calgary Flames
Playing career 19882002

Leo Gudas (born May 20, 1965) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Playing career

Gudas began his playing career in 1981 with TJ PS Stadion Liberec in the second-tier 1st. Czech National Hockey League before joining HC Sparta Praha of the top-tier Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1983. He moved to HK Dukla Trenčín in 1986 for one season before returning to Sparta Praha.

In 1990, Gudas was drafted into the National Hockey League, selected 251st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Gudas though never signed with the Flames, nor did he ever play in North America. Instead, he moved to Finland and signed for JYP Jyväskylä in the SM-liiga. After two seasons, he moved to Germany's Eishockey-Bundesliga and signed for Hedos München before returning to Sparta Praha for a third spell, in the newly created Czech Extraliga, founded following the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia.

Gudas later had spells in Switzerland's National League for EHC Biel and in Norway's GET-ligaen for the Spektrum Flyers before returning to the Czech Extraliga once more in 1995, signing for HC Kometa Brno. In 1996, Gudas moved to Sweden with IF Troja-Ljungby in the Hockeyettan before returning to Germany in 1998 for the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the successor league to the Bundesliga he played in six years prior. He followed up with spell in the 2nd Bundesliga for Heilbronner EC and in the Czech 1.liga for HC Berounští Medvědi before ending his playing career in 2003.

Coaching career

Gudas worked as an assistant coach for HC Sparta Praha and Piráti Chomutov before becoming head coach for SK Kadaň. [1] He also worked as head coach for HC Most, ŠHK 37 Piešťany and SC Csíkszereda.

Personal life

Gudas is the father of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas. He is also the father-in-law of goaltender Michal Neuvirth, following Neuvirth's marriage to Gudas' daughter, Karolina.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 TJ PS Stadion Liberec CZE.2
1982–83TJ PS Stadion LiberecCZE.2
1983–84 TJ Sparta ČKD Praha TCH 3502218
1984–85 TJ Sparta ČKD PrahaTCH3613424
1985–86ASD Dukla Jihlava BCZE.24161218
1986–87 ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín TCH3133650
1987–88 TJ Sparta ČKD PrahaTCH464111595
1988–89 TJ Sparta ČKD PrahaTCH377121941
1989–90 TJ Sparta ČKD PrahaTCH5511172892
1990–91 JYP SM-l 441019296072688
1991–92 JYPSM-l44517228081126
1992–93 Hedos München 1.GBun 424222691
1992–93 HC Sparta PrahaTCH9011
1993–94 HC Sparta Praha ELH 4101620006
1993–94 EHC Biel-Bienne NDA 110336
1994–95 Spektrum Flyers NOR
1995–96 HC Kometa Brno BVV ELH3531215100
1996–97 IF Troja/Ljungby SWE.2 285510551013416
1997–98 IF Troja/LjungbySWE.2316814341020224
1998–99 Augsburger Panther DEL 494121656
1999–2000 Augsburger PantherDEL542798330004
2000–01 Heilbronner EC DEU.2 4154958921346
2001–02Heilbronner ECDEU.233213155050118
2002–03 HC Berounští Medvědi CZE.2 140116
TCH totals249264975320
SM-l totals8815365114015371014
DEL totals1036192513930004

International

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville Ice hockey
YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Czechoslovakia EJC
1985 Czechoslovakia WJC 713414
1989 Czechoslovakia WC 90338
1990 CzechoslovakiaWC621310
1991 CzechoslovakiaWC31014
1991 Czechoslovakia CC 510110
1992 CzechoslovakiaWC803316
1992 Czechoslovakia OG 80226
1993 Czech Republic WC812312
Senior totals475111666

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