Jason Strudwick

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

Jason Strudwick
Born (1975-07-17) July 17, 1975
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 19942012

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.

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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Edmonton Legion AAA AMHL 35381167
1992–93 Edmonton Pats AAA AMHL 3582028135
1993–94 Kamloops Blazers WHL 616814118 1904424
1994–95 Kamloops Blazers WHL 7231114183 2111239
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 60279119 40110
1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 10007
1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 801910198 40000
1997–98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3931487
1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 1701136
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1101129
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30006
1998–99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65033114
1999–00 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6313464
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6014564 20000
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4424696
2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4823587
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5413473
2004–05 Ferencvárosi TC HUN 61238
2005–06 New York Rangers NHL 6534766 30000
2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 3423528 60004
2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 80002
2007–08 New York Rangers NHL 5211240 20000
2008–09 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7127960
2009–10 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7206650
2010–11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 4302223
2011–12 Södertälje SK SWE-2 2936920
NHL totals 631134053788 70000

See also

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. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  8. Gregor, Jason (September 26, 2011). "More Important Than Stanley: Parenthood". OilersNation.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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