Brett Skinner
Brett Skinner (born June 28, 1983 in Brandon, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League with Amur Khabarovsk.
| Brett Skinner | |
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| Born | June 28, 1983 Brandon, MB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| KHL team Former teams |
Amur Khabarovsk New York Islanders |
| NHL Draft | 68th overall, 2002 Vancouver Canucks |
| Playing career | 2005–2017 |
Playing career
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.
Brett 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] Brett was assigned to 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, Brett 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 Russian team, Amur Khabarovsk, of the KHL on August 12, 2010.[9]
Awards and achievements
- 2004–05 - WCHA First All-Star Team
- 2004–05 - NCAA Frozen Four All-American Team
- 2004–05 - NCAA West Second All-American Team
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 329 | 24 | 135 | 159 | 163 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | ||||
| NHL totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Mighty Ducks trade Carney, acquire Friesen, O'Donnell". ESPN. March 9, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Bruins acquire Skinner, Saunders in exchange for Mowers". Boston Bruins. September 24, 2007. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ↑ "An AHL All-Star game recap". Boston Bruins. January 24, 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Islanders add depth to roster". New York Islanders. July 3, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Rangers handle Islanders behind Drury's first two goals". CBS Sports. October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Islanders acquire Lessard from Thrashers for Skinner". TSN. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Avalanche sign Dupuis, Skinner". Colorado Avalanche. July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Home sweet home". Colorado Avalanche. January 22, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Skinner signs in Russia". Brandon Sun. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database