Jason Duda Explained

Jason Duda
Position:	Left wing
Shoots:	Left
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lb:	185
League:	CHL
Team:	Wichita Thunder
Former Teams:	Oklahoma City Blazers
Career Start:	1996
Career End:	2010
Birth Date:	5 May 1975
Birth Place:	Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada

Jason Duda (born May 5, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League (CHL). He then served as assistant coach for the Wichita Thunder^[1] until being dismissed from that job on October 2, 2015.^[2]

Early life

Duda was born in Sexsmith, Alberta.

Awards

• Thunder Most Improved Player – 1996-97
• CHL All-Star Team – 2001, 2005, 2006
• 2005 Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission Pro Athlete of the Year ^[3]
• Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) – 2004-05
• Rick Kozuback Award – 2010
• CHL Oakley Player of the Week: Week Ending – January 3, 2005; March 5, 2007; November 2, 2008
• His number 11 was retired by the Wichita Thunder on October 16, 2010.
• Named to CHL All-Decade Second Team on December 31, 2009.

Records

Melfort Mustangs

• Most points in a single season (1995–96) - 141 points
• Most goals scored in a single season (1995–96) - 60 goals
• Most power play goals in a single season (1995–96) - 27 power play goals
• Most assists in a single season (1995–96) - 81 assists

Wichita Thunder

• Most career games played - (730)
• Most career goals scored - (337)
• Most career assists - (553)
• Most career points - (870)
• Most hat tricks - (11)
• Most overtime goals - (7)
• Most shootout goals - (21)
• Most consecutive games from 2001-2003 - (225)

Central Hockey League

• Third in career goals - (339)
• Third in career assists - (539)
• Third in career points - (878)
• Second in career games played - (745)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Kinistino Tigers	NSJHL		42	32	33	65	-		-	-	-	-	-
1992-93	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		34	11	14	25	21		9	1	5	6	8
1993-94	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		72	5	14	19	22		16	7	7	14	10
1994-95	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Medicine Hat Tigers			WHL	3	1	0	1		0	-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Melfort Mustangs	SJHL		63	60	81	141	50		14	9	14	23	22
1996-97	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		15	2	6	8	11		-	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Wichita Thunder	CHL		39	15	15	30	34		9	2	7	9	19
1997-98	Wichita Thunder	CHL		60	32	33	65	62		15	9	12	21	10
1998-99	Wichita Thunder	CHL		34	13	24	37	20		4	1	0	1	2
1999-00	Wichita Thunder	CHL		55	27	41	68	60		5	3	6	9	2
2000-01	Wichita Thunder	CHL		70	38	52	90	68		-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Wichita Thunder	CHL		64	35	48	83	34		-	-	-	-	-
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		64	31	52	83	60		-	-	-	-	-
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		55	24	42	66	22		9	3	7	10	6
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		59	30	66	96	58		13	4	10	14	22
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		63	31	55	86	70		5	2	1	3	10
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		62	27	48	75	106		6	1	4	5	12
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		42	12	19	31	20		-	-	-	-	-
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		58	20	35	55	62		-	-	-	-	-
	Wichita Thunder	CHL		5	2	3	5	0		-	-	-	-	-
CHL totals				745	339	539	878	687		66	25	47	72	83

Personal life

Duda resides in Wichita with his wife Deah and their two children. Duda also was a co-host for KAKE Sports Overtime Live.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jason Duda Trades One Career for Another. July 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922195838/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=4608. September 22, 2010. dead.
2. http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article37530372.html The Wichita Eagle
3. Web site: Duda Honored by City . Wichita Thunder . 18 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060111002040/http://www.wichitathunder.com/0506_30jun.html . 11 January 2006 . June 30, 2005.
4. Web site: Jason Duda Bio . July 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511073314/http://www.kake.com/station/bios/sports/9857911.html . May 11, 2012 .