Brett Skinner
Brett Skinner | |||
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Born |
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada | June 28, 1983||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New York Islanders Amur Khabarovsk Iserlohn Roosters Tappara Modo Hockey Piráti Chomutov | ||
NHL draft |
68th overall, 2002 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 2005–2017 |
Thomas Brett Skinner (born June 28, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He spent one season as the head coach of the Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after serving five seasons as an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.
Skinner played professional hockey for eleven seasons between 2005 and 2017, appearing in over 400 games for the American Hockey League (AHL) for 10 different clubs, and briefly in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), National Hockey League (NHL) and overseas in the Czech Republic. Skinner was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 68th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Skinner was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 68th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Brett was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters in the BCHL in 2000–01, the Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL in 2001–02, and then the University of Denver from 2002–2005. As a Denver Pioneer, he was a member of two NCAA national championship winning teams, was named an All-American in 2004–05. He was named team captain for what would have been his senior year at Denver (2005–06) but signed his first professional contract with the Canucks on August 30, 2005, and made his pro debut with affiliate, the Manitoba Moose of the AHL, in the 2005–06 season. At the trade deadline, Skinner was traded by the Canucks, along with a 2nd round pick to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Keith Carney and Juha Alen on March 9, 2006.[1] Despite being dealt, Skinner remained on loan with the Moose until the end of the season.
Skinner spent the 2006–07 season, playing with the Augusta Lynx, Portland Pirates and the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. He was traded by the Ducks, along with Nathan Saunders, to the Boston Bruins for Mark Mowers just prior to the 2007–08 season on September 24, 2007.[2] Skinner enjoyed a break out year with the Providence Bruins recording 47 points in 68 games and playing in the AHL All-Star game.[3]
On July 3, 2008, Skinner was signed to a one-year contract by the New York Islanders.[4] He was assigned to its affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL, to start the 2008–09 season. When a rash of injuries hit the Islanders, Skinner was recalled and made his NHL debut in a 4-2 defeat against the New York Rangers on October 27, 2008.[5] Skinner played 11 games with the Isles before he was returned to the Sound Tigers. On January 13, 2009, he was traded by the Islanders to the Atlanta Thrashers for Junior Lessard.[6] He was then assigned to affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, where he remained for the rest of the season.
On July 8, 2009, Skinner signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[7] He was assigned to the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, for 2009–10. Skinner scored 28 points in 73 games for the Monsters. During the season on January 22, 2010, Skinner was re-called but did not debut with the Avalanche.[8]
Skinner left North America as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Russian team, Amur Khabarovsk, of the KHL on August 12, 2010.[9]
In the 2011–12 season, Skinner journey-manned as he played for three different teams in three different leagues, the Iserlohn Roosters in Germany, Tappara in Finland and Modo Hockey in Sweden respectively.
Without substantial European interest, Skinner returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the Allen Americans of the Central Hockey League on October 12, 2012. During the 2012–13 season, Skinner was leading the league in defensive scoring with 37 points in 28 games, before he was loaned to the American League's Grand Rapids Griffins on January 31, 2013. After three games with the Griffins he was signed to an AHL contract for the remainder of the season on February 7, 2013.[10]
On September 2, 2014, Skinner signed abroad as a free agent to a one-year contract with KHL Chomutov of the second Czech division the, 1. národní hokejová liga.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1999–2000 | Brandon Wheat Kings AAA | MMHL | 40 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 59 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 46 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | University of Denver | WCHA | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | University of Denver | WCHA | 44 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | University of Denver | WCHA | 41 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 65 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | ||
2006–07 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Omaha Ak–Sar–Ben Knights | AHL | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 24 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 37 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 73 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Tappara | SM-liiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Allen Americans | CHL | 28 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Piráti Chomutov | CZE.2 | 50 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
2016–17 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 52 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
AHL totals | 410 | 29 | 160 | 189 | 183 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 27 | ||||
NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
[edit]Award | Year | |
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NCAA | ||
WCHA First All-Star Team | 2004–05 | |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2004–05 | |
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2005 | [12] |
USHL | ||
Coach of the Year | 2023–24 | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mighty Ducks trade Carney, acquire Friesen, O'Donnell". ESPN. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Bruins acquire Skinner, Saunders in exchange for Mowers". Boston Bruins. 2007-09-24. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "An AHL All-Star game recap". Boston Bruins. 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Islanders add depth to roster". New York Islanders. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Rangers handle Islanders behind Drury's first two goals". CBS Sports. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Islanders acquire Lessard from Thrashers for Skinner". TSN. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Avalanche sign Dupuis, Skinner". Colorado Avalanche. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Home sweet home". Colorado Avalanche. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "Skinner signs in Russia". Brandon Sun. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Skinner signed to try-out". Grand Rapids Griffins. 2013-01-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
- ^ "Two new players signed to Chomutov Pirates" (in Czech). KLH Chomutov. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Fargo's Brett Skinner Named 2023-24 USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1983 births
- Allen Americans players
- Amur Khabarovsk players
- Augusta Lynx players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Wolves players
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Des Moines Buccaneers players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Modo Hockey players
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- New York Islanders players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players
- Portland Pirates players
- Piráti Chomutov players
- Providence Bruins players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Tappara players
- Vancouver Canucks draft picks
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches