| Judy Diduck | |
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| Position | Defense |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 139 lb (63 kg) |
| WWHL CIS Team |
Edmonton Chimos Alberta Pandas |
| Born | April 21, 1966, Edmonton, Alberta |
| Pro Career | 1985 – present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
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| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic games | ||
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Tournament |
| IIHF World Women Championships | ||
| Gold | 1990 | Tournament |
| Gold | 1992 | Tournament |
| Gold | 1994 | Tournament |
| Gold | 1997 | Tournament |
Judy Diduck was a member of the 1998 Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team. Her brother, Gerald Diduck played in the National Hockey League. In 2005, she was inducted into the Ringette Hall of Fame.
Playing career[]
(From left to right) Olympians Don Bartlett, Lori-Ann Muenzer, Judy Diduck, and Ken Karpoff help celebrate Canada Post's exciting new Olympic Gold commemorative postage stamp at the Main Post Office in Edmonton, Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Hockey[]
Diduck also played for the Edmonton Chimos. She played with the Chimos at the 1998 Esso Nationals and scored a goal in the bronze medal game. The Chimos would finish the tournament in fourth place. [1]Her final international tournament was the 1998 Winter Olympics, where women’s ice hockey was being contested officially for the first time. After retiring from Team Canada, she entered the University of Alberta. As a student, she played for the Universit of Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey program. Since 2005 she has worked as an assistant coach for the Pandas team. On February 17, 2010, Diduck was part of a group of four Edmonton based Olympians who participated in the Canada Post Corporation's new Vancouver 2010 Olympic Gold commemorative postage stamp at the Main Post Office in Edmonton, Wednesday, February 17, 2010. [2]
Ringette[]
Diduck was one of the very first players to join ringette when the sport was first introduced to Alberta in Sherwood Park. From 1979 to 1983, Judy competed in the first five consecutive Canadian National Championships and she also played on the gold medal winning Team Alberta in the first World Championship in 1990 (which resulted in her being inducted in the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2005 as a team member).
Career stats[]
| Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots on goal | +/- |
| 1998 Olympics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Awards and honors[]
- Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inudctee 2005 (as a team member)[4]
References[]
- ↑ Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women’s Nationals Hockey Championship. Hockey Canada (March 22, 1998). Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
- ↑ http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/news/pr/2010/2010_feb_first_gold_regional.jsf
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/di/judy-diduck-1.html
- ↑ http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=26527
| Preceded by Krysty Lorenz (2000-02) |
Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey Captain 2002-04 |
Succeeded by Danielle Bourgeois (2004-05) |
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