| Played For: | London Knights Cape Breton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Pensacola Ice Pilots Fort Wayne Komets Louisiana IceGators Quebec Rafales Hamilton Bulldogs Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Flint Generals Memphis RiverKings Houston Aeros Idaho Steelheads |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Birth Date: | December 6, 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 16th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1993 |
| Draft Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
| Career Start: | 1990 |
| Career End: | 2001 |
Nick Stajduhar (born December 6, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 16th overall, a pick the Oilers received from the Los Angeles Kings in the Wayne Gretzky trade.
Stajduhar only played two games for Edmonton, largely bouncing around the minor leagues, including three years in the East Coast Hockey League with the Pensacola Ice Pilots, as well as even lower level play with the Memphis Riverkings of the Central Hockey League and the Flint Generals of the United Hockey League.
Stajduhar was a physical, offense-minded defenceman during his junior years (with the OHL's London Knights), however, his play went into a sharp decline following an off-season incident outside a nightclub in Edmonton during Stajduhar's spell with the Cape Breton Oilers. Stajduhar was sucker-punched in the back of the head, an injury that left him concussed and delayed his start the following season.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | London Knights | OHL | 66 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | London Knights | OHL | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | London Knights | OHL | 49 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | London Knights | OHL | 52 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 54 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Canada | Intl | 46 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 30 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 | ||
| 1996–97 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 33 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 30 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Flint Generals | UHL | 67 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 106 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 24 | ||
| 2000–01 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 36 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Idaho Steelheads | WCHL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 86 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 112 | 25 | 59 | 84 | 160 | 36 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 54 | ||||