Gerald Diduck Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:225
Played For:New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks
Hartford Whalers
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Dallas Stars
Birth Date:April 6, 1965
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Draft:16th overall
Draft Year:1983
Draft Team:New York Islanders
Career Start:1984
Career End:2001

Gerald Mark Diduck (; born April 4, 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 spanned eight different teams from 1984 to 2001. He played for the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars. He is part of hockey lore as the man who ended the career of Islanders legend and teammate Bob Nystrom with an accidental high stick that almost cost Nystrom his eye. Diduck was born in Edmonton, Alberta and now resides in Texas. He is the brother-in-law of professional musician and CKY bassist Matt Deis. Diduck is of Ukrainian ancestry.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1981–82Lethbridge BroncosWHL7111516811203327
1982–83Lethbridge BroncosWHL6781624151203121549
1982–83Lethbridge BroncosMC30112
1983–84Lethbridge BroncosWHL65102434133514527
1983–84Indianapolis CheckersCHL1016719
1984–85New York IslandersNHL65281080
1985–86New York IslandersNHL101232
1985–86Springfield IndiansAHL6161420173
1986–87New York IslandersNHL30235671401135
1986–87Springfield IndiansAHL456814120
1987–88New York IslandersNHL6871219113610142
1988–89New York IslandersNHL65112132155
1989–90New York IslandersNHL7631720163500012
1990–91Montreal CanadiensNHL3212339
1990–91 Vancouver CanucksNHL31371066610111
1991–92Vancouver CanucksNHL7762127229500010
1992–93Vancouver CanucksNHL80614201711242612
1993–94Vancouver CanucksNHL5511011722417822
1994–95Vancouver CanucksNHL2213415
1994–95Chicago BlackhawksNHL13101481613422
1995–96Hartford WhalersNHL79191088
1996–97Hartford WhalersNHL561101140
1996–97 NHL1112323700010
1997–98Phoenix CoyotesNHL7881018118602220
1998–99Phoenix CoyotesNHL440227230002
1999–2000Toronto Maple LeafsNHL26033331001114
2000–01Dallas StarsNHL1400018
NHL totals93256156212161211481624212

International

Notes and References

  1. https://www.amazon.ca/Ukrainian-Canadians-Hnatyshyn-Nagurski-Wasylycia-Leis/dp/1156646642 Ukrainian Canadians: Roberta Bondar, Ray Hnatyshyn, Bronko Nagurski, Ed Stelmach, Ukrainian Canadian, Mike Bossy, Judy Wasylycia-Leis