Gerald Diduck

Gerald Diduck
Born (1965-04-06) April 6, 1965 (age 59)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks
Hartford Whalers
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
Dallas Stars
NHL draft 16th overall, 1983
New York Islanders
Playing career 1984–2001

Gerald Mark Diduck (/ˈdɪdək/ DID-ək; 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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 71 1 15 16 81 12 0 3 3 27
1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 67 8 16 24 151 20 3 12 15 49
1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos MC — — — — — 3 0 1 1 2
1983–84 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 65 10 24 34 133 5 1 4 5 27
1983–84 Indianapolis Checkers CHL — — — — — 10 1 6 7 19
1984–85 New York Islanders NHL 65 2 8 10 80 — — — — —
1985–86 New York Islanders NHL 10 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 61 6 14 20 173 — — — — —
1986–87 New York Islanders NHL 30 2 3 5 67 14 0 1 1 35
1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 45 6 8 14 120 — — — — —
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 68 7 12 19 113 6 1 0 1 42
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 65 11 21 32 155 — — — — —
1989–90 New York Islanders NHL 76 3 17 20 163 5 0 0 0 12
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 1 2 3 39 — — — — —
1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 3 7 10 66 6 1 0 1 11
1991–92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 77 6 21 27 229 5 0 0 0 10
1992–93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 6 14 20 171 12 4 2 6 12
1993–94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 55 1 10 11 72 24 1 7 8 22
1994–95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 22 1 3 4 15 — — — — —
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 13 1 0 1 48 16 1 3 4 22
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 79 1 9 10 88 — — — — —
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 56 1 10 11 40 — — — — —
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 11 1 2 3 23 7 0 0 0 10
1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78 8 10 18 118 6 0 2 2 20
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 44 0 2 2 72 3 0 0 0 2
1999–2000 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 0 3 3 33 10 0 1 1 14
2000–01 Dallas Stars NHL 14 0 0 0 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 932 56 156 212 1612 114 8 16 24 212

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1984 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 4

References

  1. ^ Ukrainian Canadians: Roberta Bondar, Ray Hnatyshyn, Bronko Nagurski, Ed Stelmach, Ukrainian Canadian, Mike Bossy, Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Preceded by New York Islanders first round draft pick
1983 		Succeeded by