Strudwick was drafted in the third round, 63rd overall, by the
New York Islanders in the
1994 NHL entry draft. He played his first
National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Islanders against the
Hartford Whalers on March 30, 1996. On March 23, 1998, he was traded to the
Vancouver Canucks in exchange for
Gino Odjick. On July 15, 2002, he signed as a
free agent with the
Chicago Blackhawks. After playing for the Hungarian team
Ferencvárosi TC of
OB I bajnokság during the
2004–05 NHL lockout, Strudwick returned to the NHL with the
New York Rangers, the team with which he had previously signed as a
free agent before the lockout on July 20, 2004, for the
2005–06 season. Strudwick began the 2006–07 season with
HC Lugano in Switzerland before signing a contract on March 19, 2007, with the Rangers. However, because he signed with the team after the
trade deadline, he was not eligible to participate in the
2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. In July 2007, he signed a one-year contract with the Rangers and played with them through the
2007–08 season. On July 10, 2008, Strudwick signed a one-year contract with the
Edmonton Oilers for the
2008–09 season. He would re-sign with the Oilers during the summer of 2009. On July 2, 2010, he again re-signed as a free agent with the Oilers for another one-year contract. On November 21, 2011, Strudwick signed with the Swedish club
Södertälje SK of the Swedish
Allsvenskan. On May 24, 2012, he announced his retirement from professional hockey. == Post-hockey career==