Leo Gudas
Leo Gudas (born May 20, 1965) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| 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 | ||
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.
Coaching career
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
Gudas is the father of Washington Capitals defenceman Radko Gudas. He is also the father-in-law of goaltender Michal Neuvirth, following Neuvirth's marriage to Gudas' sister, Karolina.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | TJ PS Stadion Liberec | TCH.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TJ PS Stadion Liberec | TCH.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 | TCH.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
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
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| 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
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database