Leo Gudas
| Leo Gudas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 20, 1965 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
[edit]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.
Coaching career
[edit]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.
Personal life
[edit]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.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | TJ PS Stadion Liberec | CZE.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TJ PS Stadion Liberec | CZE.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | ASD Dukla Jihlava B | CZE.2 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | ASVŠ Dukla Trenčín | TCH | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 37 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | TJ Sparta ČKD Praha | TCH | 55 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | JYP | SM-l | 44 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 80 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hedos München | 1.GBun | 42 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | HC Sparta Praha | TCH | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | EHC Biel-Bienne | NDA | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Spektrum Flyers | NOR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Kometa Brno BVV | ELH | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | IF Troja/Ljungby | SWE.2 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | IF Troja/Ljungby | SWE.2 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1998–99 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 54 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Heilbronner EC | DEU.2 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | ||
| 2001–02 | Heilbronner EC | DEU.2 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Berounští Medvědi | CZE.2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 249 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SM-l totals | 88 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 140 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| DEL totals | 103 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
International
[edit]| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 |
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
| 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 | |||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Augsburger Panther players
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
- EHC Biel players
- HC Berounští Medvědi players
- HC Bílí Tygři Liberec players
- HC Kometa Brno players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Heilbronner Falken players
- HK Dukla Trenčín players
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- People from Bruntál
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- IF Troja/Ljungby players
- Ice hockey people from the Moravian-Silesian Region
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Norway