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Leo Gudas
Leo Gudas
Born	May 20, 1965 (age 59); Bruntál, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	CZE; HC Sparta Praha; HC Kometa Brno; SM-liiga; JYP Jyväskylä; 1.GBun; Hedos München; NLA; EHC Biel; DEL; Augsburger Panther; DEL2; Heilbronner Falken
National team	Czechoslovakia
NHL draft	251st overall, 1990; Calgary Flames
Playing career	1988–2002

Leo Gudas (born May 20, 1965) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

Gudas began his playing career in 1981 with TJ PS Stadion Liberec in the second-tier 1st. Czech National Hockey League before joining HC Sparta Praha of the top-tier Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1983. He moved to HK Dukla Trenčín in 1986 for one season before returning to Sparta Praha.

In 1990, Gudas was drafted into the National Hockey League, selected 251st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Gudas though never signed with the Flames, nor did he ever play in North America. Instead, he moved to Finland and signed for JYP Jyväskylä in the SM-liiga. After two seasons, he moved to Germany's Eishockey-Bundesliga and signed for Hedos München before returning to Sparta Praha for a third spell, in the newly created Czech Extraliga, founded following the peaceful separation of Czechoslovakia.

Gudas later had spells in Switzerland's National League for EHC Biel and in Norway's GET-ligaen for the Spektrum Flyers before returning to the Czech Extraliga once more in 1995, signing for HC Kometa Brno. In 1996, Gudas moved to Sweden with IF Troja-Ljungby in the Hockeyettan before returning to Germany in 1998 for the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the successor league to the Bundesliga he played in six years prior. He followed up with spell in the 2nd Bundesliga for Heilbronner EC and in the Czech 1.liga for HC Berounští Medvědi before ending his playing career in 2003.

Gudas worked as an assistant coach for HC Sparta Praha and Piráti Chomutov before becoming head coach for SK Kadaň.^[1] He also worked as head coach for HC Most, ŠHK 37 Piešťany and SC Csíkszereda.

Gudas is the father of Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas. He is also the father-in-law of goaltender Michal Neuvirth, following Neuvirth's marriage to Gudas' daughter, Karolina.

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983	Czechoslovakia	EJC	—	—	—	—	—
1985	Czechoslovakia	WJC	7	1	3	4	14
1989	Czechoslovakia	WC	9	0	3	3	8
1990	Czechoslovakia	WC	6	2	1	3	10
1991	Czechoslovakia	WC	3	1	0	1	4
1991	Czechoslovakia	CC	5	1	0	1	10
1992	Czechoslovakia	WC	8	0	3	3	16
1992	Czechoslovakia	OG	8	0	2	2	6
1993	Czech Republic	WC	8	1	2	3	12
Senior totals			47	5	11	16	66