Judy Diduck
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Judy Diduck (born April 21, 1966) was a member of the 1998 Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team. Her brother, Gerald Diduck
Gerald Diduck
Gerald Diduck is a Canadian retired 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...

 played in the National Hockey League. In 2005, she was inducted into the Ringette Hall of Fame.

Hockey

Diduck also played for the Edmonton Chimos
Edmonton Chimos
The Edmonton Chimos are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at River Cree Twin Arenas in Edmonton, Canada. The Owner is Arlan Maschmayer.- History :...

. 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. 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
Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey
The University of Alberta Pandas women’s ice hockey team represent the University of Alberta. They compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport athletic program. Since joining the CIS in 1997, their only head coach has been Howie Draper...

 program. Since 2005 she has worked as an assistant coach for the Pandas team.

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

  • Team Alberta Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2000 Esso Women's Nationals
  • Judy Diduck, 2003 CIS Second Team All-Canadian
  • Judy Diduck, 2004 CIS First Team All-Canadian
  • Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inudctee 2005 (as a team member)
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