Veteran Radko Gudas has been one of the Ducks' most valuable defenseman after signing a three-year deal with Anaheim last offseason. The hard-hitting blueliner leads the team with a +6 rating in 32 games while also adding five goals and five assists.
A native of Prague, Czech Republic, the 33-year-old Gudas is the son of Leo Gudas, who played professionally in Europe, was an Olympian in 1992 and was drafted by the Calgary Flames in 1990. Radko Gudas was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third round (No. 66) in the 2010 NHL Draft and, like his father, played in the Olympics, representing the Czech Republic in 2014.
Nickname: The Butcher, Butch
Favorite off-day activity: Spending time with kids
Favorite musical group: Steel Panther
Favorite movie: John Wick
Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones
Celebrity crush: My wife
If you weren't a professional hockey player, you would probably be: Farming
Favorite current (or former) Ducks player: Nate Thompson
Favorite cheat meal: Any cheat meal
One food you will not eat: Crickets
Best thing about being a professional hockey player: Inspiring kids
Something fans would never guess about you: I can ballroom dance
Go-to karaoke song: It's a Long Way to the Top by AC/DC
The most trouble you ever got in when you were a kid: I got in trouble all the time
Hero growing up: Dad
What you bought after you signed your first pro contract: A Jaguar
If you could have a super power: To be able to eat as much as I want
Phone's screensaver/background photo: Wife and kids
