Todd Strueby

Todd Strueby
Born	(1963-06-15) June 15, 1963 Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft	29th overall, 1981 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1983–1993

Todd Kenneth Strueby (born June 15, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played most of his career in the minor leagues.

Strueby was born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan and raised in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey for the Regina Pats and Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played for the Canada national junior hockey team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where Canada won the gold medal.

Strueby was selected in the second round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He made his National Hockey League debut in the 1981–82 season, appearing in three games before returning to the Blades. He was also called up for one game in the 1982–83 season, his last in the WHL. Strueby turned professional for the 1983–84 season but spent almost that entire season playing for the minor league Moncton Alpines. His single game played for the Oilers that season would be his last in the NHL.

Strueby spent the next four seasons playing for the Nova Scotia Oilers in the American Hockey League and for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League. He spent the next three seasons (1988–91) playing for the Canadian national team and for EHC Freiburg in the German ice hockey Bundesliga. He returned to the IHL for the 1991–92 season, playing for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, and he retired in 1993.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	Notre Dame Hounds Midget AAA	SMHL		58	44	61	105	112		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Regina Pats	WHL		71	18	27	45	99		11	3	6	9	19
1981–82	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		61	60	58	118	160		5	2	2	4	6
1981–82	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Saskatoon Blades	WHL		65	40	70	110	119		6	3	3	6	19
1982–83	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Moncton Alpines	AHL		72	17	25	42	38		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		38	2	3	5	29		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		27	19	12	31	55		17	4	10	14	27
1985–86	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		58	25	40	65	191		14	7	5	12	51
1986–87	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		82	28	41	69	208		13	4	6	10	53
1987–88	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		68	29	27	56	211		4	0	0	0	14
1989–90	EHC Freiburg	Germany		25	13	12	25	76		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	EHC Freiburg	Germany		7	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		61	15	16	31	71		3	1	0	1	6
NHL totals				5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				110	19	28	47	67		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				296	116	136	252	736		51	16	21	37	151

Awards

• WHL First All-Star Team – 1982
• WHL Second All-Star Team – 1983

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database