Radko Gudas
Introduction


**Radko Gudas** (born 5 June 1990\) is a Czech professional [ice hockey](/wiki/Ice_hockey "Ice hockey") [defenceman](/wiki/Defenceman "Defenceman") and [captain](/wiki/Captain_%28ice_hockey%29 "Captain (ice hockey)") for the [Anaheim Ducks](/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks "Anaheim Ducks") in the [National Hockey League](/wiki/National_Hockey_League "National Hockey League") (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning "Tampa Bay Lightning"), [Philadelphia Flyers](/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers "Philadelphia Flyers"), [Washington Capitals](/wiki/Washington_Capitals "Washington Capitals"), and the [Florida Panthers](/wiki/Florida_Panthers "Florida Panthers").

The son of [Leo Gudas](/wiki/Leo_Gudas "Leo Gudas"), who competed for [Czechoslovakia](/wiki/Czechoslovakia_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team "Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team") at the [1992 Winter Olympics](/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics "1992 Winter Olympics"), Gudas was raised in Kladno, and played for [HC Rabat Kladno](/wiki/HC_Rabat_Kladno "HC Rabat Kladno"). He moved to North America in 2009, spending one season with the [Everett Silvertips](/wiki/Everett_Silvertips "Everett Silvertips") of the [major junior](/wiki/Major_junior "Major junior") [Western Hockey League](/wiki/Western_Hockey_League "Western Hockey League") before the [Tampa Bay Lightning](/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning "Tampa Bay Lightning") selected him 66th overall in the [2010 NHL Entry Draft](/wiki/2010_NHL_Entry_Draft "2010 NHL Entry Draft"). Internationally Gudas played for the [Czech Republic national junior team](/wiki/Czech_Republic_men%27s_national_junior_ice_hockey_team "Czech Republic men's national junior ice hockey team") at two [World Junior Championships](/wiki/IIHF_World_U20_Championship "IIHF World U20 Championship") and for the [senior team](/wiki/Czech_Republic_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team "Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team") at the [2014 Winter Olympics](/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics "2014 Winter Olympics"). He won a gold medal with the Czechs at the [2024 IIHF World Championship](/wiki/2024_IIHF_World_Championship "2024 IIHF World Championship").


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