Judy Diduck ( ; born April 21, 1966) is a retired Canadian

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and

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player. Diduck was born in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, but grew up in

Sherwood Park Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), ...

. She competed in the first

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for Team Alberta who became the first world champions in the sport. In 2005, she was inducted into the

Ringette Canada Hall of Fame The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame (RCHoF) was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport. The RCHoF includes six categories: Founder, Builder, Off ...

. Diduck is also a former member of the

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Playing career

Ringette

Diduck was one of the first players to join

when the sport was first introduced to Alberta in Sherwood Park. From 1979 to 1983, Judy competed in the first five consecutive

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and she also played on the gold medal winning Team Alberta in the first

which resulted in her being inducted in the

in 2005 as a member of Team Alberta who won the world title.

Ice hockey

Diduck eventually played for the

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. She played with the Chimos at the 1998 Esso Nationals and scored a goal in the bronze medal game. The Chimos would finish the tournament in fourth place. Her final international tournament was the 1998 Winter Olympics, where women's ice hockey was being contested officially for the first time. After retiring from Team Canada, she entered the University of Alberta. As a student, she played for the University of

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program. Since 2005 she has worked as an assistant coach for the Pandas team.

Personal life

Her brother,

Gerald Diduck Gerald Mark Diduck ( ; born April 6, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Diduck played 932 games in an NHL career that spann ...

played in the

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Career stats

Judy Diduck's career stats:

Awards and honours

*Team Alberta Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2000 Esso Women's Nationals *Judy Diduck, 2003 CIS Second Team All-Canadian *Judy Diduck, 2004 CIS First Team All-Canadian * Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee 2005 (as a team member)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diduck, Judy 1966 births Living people Ringette players Canadian women's ice hockey defencemen Edmonton Chimos players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Sportspeople from Sherwood Park Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey players