Jason Wayne Strudwick (born July 17, 1975) is a

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former professional

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and current broadcaster.

Playing career

Strudwick was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall, by the

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in the

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. He played his first

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(NHL) game with the Islanders against the

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on March 30, 1996. On March 23, 1998, he was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On July 15, 2002, he signed as a

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with the

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. After playing for the Hungarian team

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of OB I bajnokság during the

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, Strudwick returned to the NHL with the

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, the team with which he had previously signed as a

before the lockout on July 20, 2004, for the 2005–06 season. Strudwick began the 2006–07 season with

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in Switzerland before signing a contract on March 19, 2007, with the Rangers. However, because he signed with the team after the

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, he was not eligible to participate in the

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. 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

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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

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of the Swedish

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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, from 2012 to 2015. In May 2015, Strudwick moved to television, on Edmonton station

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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

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, Strudwick was an honours student at Archbishop MacDonald High School. In July 2006, he married Schoena Johnson of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, whom he met when they both worked in

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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

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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