For the ultimate list of Strudwickisms, check out our "interview" with Jason!  And now you can also check out our Interview Two!

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Jason was never drafted into the WHL like most junior players.  He was scouted at the age of 18 by a very observant, intuitive and ingenious Kamloops Blazers scout by the name of Bob Brown.  His team at the time was the Edmonton Knights of Columbus Pats, and apparently they lost almost every game that season, but that scout sure knew how to find a diamond in the rough!
 

Jason is cousins with Rob and Scott Niedermayer of the Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils respectively.

When playing for the New York Islanders, Jason roomed with Eric Fichaud and helped teach the Quebecois goalie English.
An Eric Fichaud testimonial:
"I have to thank Jason Strudwick. He was very good with me. When I was sent to play in the minors in Worcester, I lived with Jason. He made me feel comfortable and it helped that he knew a little bit of French. He told me in a nice way how to use verbs so that, after a while, it started to come automatically to me."

During the 1999-2000 season, Jason was the NHLPA rep for the Canucks.

Sometimes Jason helps out at Edmonton hockey schools during the summer.

He lived with Bert Robertsson when Bert was a Canuck. (and apparently they had one helluva time trying to figure out the remote control when they got a new VCR)   Boys...such simple creatures.

Jason roomed with Todd Bertuzzi when on the road as a Canuck.

He's an All-Star!  Jason was chosen to represent the North Division in the 1992-93 Alberta Midget Hockey League All-Star game.  He wore #5 in the game.

Jason could have a job in broadcasting after his very long and amazingly spectacular NHL career.  He seems quite at home on the radio whenever he appeared on Jeff O'Neil's afternoon show on Vancouver's 99.3 The FOX.

Not thinking the NHL was in his future, Jason was hoping on using hockey or basketball to gain himself a University scholarship to study business or psychology.

He has been quoted saying "Basketball is my sport".  Which is kinda sad because he's a professional hockey player. 

Jason was seen beating the tar out of some sorry shmuck from the Pens on the back cover of EA Sports' NHL 2000 box.  (Jodi says that in EA Sports NHL 2001, they even show Jason's chin-dimple, the graphics are that good!)

Jason's favourite book growing up was, "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien, the first book he ever read was, "I am Third" by Gale Sayers, and the book that had the greatest influence on him was "Chicken Soup for the Soul"