# Gerald Diduck

Gerald Mark Diduck (/ˈdɪdək/ DID-ək; born April 4, 1965) is a Canadian former 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. He played for the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars. He is part of hockey lore as the man who ended the career of Islanders legend and teammate Bob Nystrom with an accidental high stick that almost cost Nystrom his eye. Diduck was born in Edmonton, Alberta and now resides in Texas. He is the brother-in-law of professional musician and CKY bassist Matt Deis. Diduck is of Ukrainian ancestry.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1981–82 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 71 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 151 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 49 |
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 65 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 133 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| 1983–84 | Indianapolis Checkers | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 61 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | New York Islanders | NHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1986–87 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 45 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 113 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 163 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1991–92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 229 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 171 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 1995–96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 79 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 78 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 932 | 56 | 156 | 212 | 1612 | 114 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 212 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1984 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |