Todd Strueby

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