Brett Skinner

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Brett Skinner
Skinner in 2017 as an assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Stampede.
Born (1983-06-28) June 28, 1983 (age 40)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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

2002 NHL Entry Draft
.

Playing career

Skinner was drafted by 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

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

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

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

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

Regular season
 Playoffs
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

Award Year
NCAA
First All-Star Team
 2004–05
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2004–05
All-
All-Tournament Team
2005
 [12]
USHL
Coach of the Year 2023–24 [13]

References

  1. ^ "Mighty Ducks trade Carney, acquire Friesen, O'Donnell". ESPN. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "An AHL All-Star game recap". Boston Bruins. 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ^ "Islanders add depth to roster". New York Islanders. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Islanders acquire Lessard from Thrashers for Skinner". TSN. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  7. ^ "Avalanche sign Dupuis, Skinner". Colorado Avalanche. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  8. ^ "Home sweet home". Colorado Avalanche. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  9. Brandon Sun
    . 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  10. ^ "Skinner signed to try-out". Grand Rapids Griffins. 2013-01-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  11. KLH Chomutov
    . 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
  12. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  13. ^ "Fargo's Brett Skinner Named 2023-24 USHL Coach of the Year". USHL. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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