Radko Gudas | |||
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Born |
Kladno, Czechoslovakia | 5 June 1990||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Rabat Kladno Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Florida Panthers | ||
National team | Czech Republic | ||
NHL draft |
66th overall, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Radko Gudas (born 5 June 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, and the Florida Panthers.
The son of Leo Gudas, who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Gudas was raised in Kladno, and played for HC Rabat Kladno. He moved to North America in 2009, spending one season with the Everett Silvertips of the major junior Western Hockey League before the Tampa Bay Lightning selected him 66th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Gudas played for the Czech Republic national junior team at two World Junior Championships and for the senior team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He won a gold medal with the Czechs at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.