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Judy Diduck

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Judy Diduck
Born (1966-04-21) April 21, 1966 (age 58)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Canada national ringette team
Edmonton Chimos
Alberta Pandas
Canada women's national ice hockey team
National team  Canada
Playing career 1990–1998
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ringette
World Ringette Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Canada Team
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Winter Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1992 Finland Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1994 United States Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada Tournament

Judy Diduck (/ˈdɪdək/ DID-ək; born April 21, 1966) is a retired Canadian ringette and ice hockey player. Diduck was born in Edmonton, Alberta, but grew up in Sherwood Park, Alberta. She competed in the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 for Team Alberta who became the first world champions in the sport. In 2005, she was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame.[1][2] Diduck is also a former member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

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Ringette

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Diduck was one of the 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 Ringette Championships and she also played on the gold medal winning Team Alberta in the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 which resulted in her being inducted in the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of Team Alberta who won the world title.[1][2]

Ice hockey

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Diduck eventually 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.[3] 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 University of Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey program. Since 2005 she has worked as an assistant coach for the Pandas team.

Personal life

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Her brother, Gerald Diduck played in the National Hockey League.

Career stats

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Judy Diduck's career stats:[4]

Event Goals Assists Points Shots on goal +/-
1998 Olympics 1 2 3 7 1

Awards and honours

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  • Team Alberta Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2000 Esso Women's Nationals[5]
  • Judy Diduck, 2003 CIS Second Team All-Canadian
  • Judy Diduck, 2004 CIS First Team All-Canadian[6]
  • Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee 2005 (as a team member)[2]
Preceded by
Krysty Lorenz (2000-02)
Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey Captain
2002-04
Succeeded by
Danielle Bourgeois (2004-05)

References

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  1. ^ a b "The 1990 World Ringette Championship team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Press Release Service | Press Releases | SIRC". www.sirc.ca. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "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 June 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Judy Diduck at Sports Reference". sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes. 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  6. ^ "2007-08 CIS Women's Hockey Championship - University of Alberta Media Kit" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.