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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Todd Strueby
Selected in second round
No.
29 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Born June 15, 1963
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace: Lanigan, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Notre Dame | SJHL |
58 | 44 |
61 | 105 |
112 | | 1980-81 |
Regina | WHL |
71 | 18 |
27 | 45 |
99 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 7 WHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 23, 1981 (Detroit at
Edmonton)
Numbers: 28, 25, 26 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1981-1983 |
Edmonton | 5 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played one regular-season game for Edmonton team that went on
to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Scored only NHL point in his final NHL game for Edmonton vs. New Jersey on
Nov. 19, 1983. Edmonton won the game 13-4, and after the game Wayne Gretzky ignited a controversy by calling the Devils a "Mickey Mouse
organization." ... Quit Edmonton organization when he walked out of
team's training camp in October 1985. The Oilers held his rights for two
months before trading him. ... Traded by Edmonton with Larry Melnyk to N.Y. Rangers
for Mike Rogers on Dec. 20, 1985, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Saskatoon (WHL); Moncton (AHL);
Nova Scotia (AHL); Muskegon, Fort Wayne (IHL); Team Canada; Freiburg
(Germany); Salt Lake (IHL); Bremerhaven (Germany)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1986
(Muskegon)
WHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(Saskatoon)
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83 (Saskatoon)
Miscellaneous: Traded by Regina (WHL)
to Saskatoon in exchange for Lyndon Byers in September 1981. ... Played on
first Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982.
... Came out of retirement to play for Regina Crestview (Saskatchewan Sr.) in
1999-2000 season and in 2000 Allan Cup tournament. ... Became instructor at
HSD Hockey School in Regina, Saskatchewan, after his retirement. ... Also
coaches minor hockey in Regina.
Personal: Full name is Todd Kenneth
Strueby. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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