Jason Wayne Strudwick (born July 17, 1975) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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and current
broadcaster.
Playing career
Strudwick was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall, by the
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
in the
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was the 32nd NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.
The last active players in the NHL from this draft class were Patrik Elias and Eric Boulton, who both played their last NHL g ...
.
He played his first
National Hockey League
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(NHL) game with the Islanders against the
Hartford Whalers
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on March 30, 1996.
On March 23, 1998, he was traded to the
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce B ...
in exchange for
Gino Odjick
Wayne Gino Odjick (September 7, 1970 – January 15, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990 to 2002 for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelph ...
.
On July 15, 2002, he signed as a
free agent
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with the
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...
.
After playing for the Hungarian team
Ferencvárosi TC
Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros wa ...
of
OB I bajnokság during the
2004–05 NHL lockout
The 2004–05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would have been its 88th season of play.
The main dispute was the league's desire to implement a salary cap to ...
, Strudwick returned to the NHL with the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
, the team with which he had previously signed as a
free agent
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before the lockout on July 20, 2004, for the
2005–06 season.
Strudwick began the 2006–07 season with
HC Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships.
History
The founding of HC Lugano took ...
in Switzerland before signing a contract on March 19, 2007, with the Rangers.
However, because he signed with the team after the
trade deadline
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, he was not eligible to participate in the
2007 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then t ...
.
In July 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Rangers and played with them through the
2007–08 season.
On July 10, 2008, Strudwick signed a one-year contract with the
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...
for the
2008–09 season.
He would re-sign with the Oilers during the summer of 2009.
On July 2, 2010, he again re-signed as a free agent with the Oilers for another one-year contract.
On November 21, 2011, Strudwick signed with the Swedish club
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...
of the Swedish
Allsvenskan
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.
On May 24, 2012, he announced his retirement from professional hockey.
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
CFRN is a Canadian Class A, 50,000 watt (directional at night) radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. CFRN is unusual in that it is a Class A (protected nighttime skywave) AM station on a regional frequency. Owned by Bell Media and broadcasting on ...
, from 2012 to 2015. In May 2015, Strudwick moved to television, on Edmonton station
City
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, 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
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,
Alberta
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, Strudwick was an honours student at
Archbishop MacDonald High School
Archbishop MacDonald High School is an academic high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Academic Reputation and Admissions
Archbishop MacDonald High School is currently ranked as the top academic Catholic high school in the Edmonton School ...
.
In July 2006, he married Schoena Johnson of
Elk Mountain, Wyoming
Elk Mountain is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 150 at the 2020 census. The town shares its name with a mountain to its southwest.
Geography
Elk Mountain is located at (41.686517, −106.414535).
Accordin ...
, whom he met when they both worked in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. As of 2017, they have three children.
Schoena is now a business owner in Edmonton.
Strudwick is a cousin of former NHLers
Scott and
Rob Niedermayer
Robert Wade Niedermayer Jr. (born December 28, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 17 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sa ...
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
See also
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List of family relations in the NHL
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References
External links
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1975 births
Battle of the Blades participants
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Blackhawks players
Edmonton Oilers players
Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey) players
HC Lugano players
Ice hockey people from Edmonton
Kamloops Blazers players
Kentucky Thoroughblades players
Living people
New York Islanders draft picks
New York Islanders players
New York Rangers players
Södertälje SK players
Syracuse Crunch players
Vancouver Canucks players
Worcester IceCats players