Brett Skinner

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CanadaCanada  Brett Skinner Ice hockey player
Brett Skinner
Date of birth June 28, 1983
place of birth Brandon , Manitoba , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
number # 4
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 3rd round, 68th position
Vancouver Canucks
Career stations
1998-2000 Brandon Wheat Kings
2000-2001 Trail Smoke Eaters
2001-2002 Des Moines Buccaneers
2002-2005 University of Denver
2005-2006 Manitoba mosses
2006-2007 Portland Pirates
2007 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007-2008 Providence Bruins
2008-2009 New York Islanders
2009 Chicago Wolves
2009-2010 Lake Erie Monsters
2010-2011 Amur Khabarovsk
2011 Iserlohn Roosters
since 2011 Tappara Tampere

Brett Skinner (born June 28, 1983 in Brandon , Manitoba ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has been playing for Tappara Tampere in the Finnish SM-liiga since December 2011 .

After enjoying success in both junior and college, Skinner played five seasons in the American Hockey League for various teams from 2005 to 2010 . He also played eleven games for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League . In the summer of 2010 Skinner came to Europe and played a year in the Continental Hockey League before moving to the Iserlohn Roosters .

Career

Brett Skinner began ice hockey in his hometown of Brandon and played for the Brandon Wheat Kings from 1998 to 2000 in a Midget AAA league, the highest level for players between the ages of 15 and 17. There he was elected to the First All-Star Team after both seasons. In the 2000/01 season Skinner played for the Trail Smoke Eaters in the British Columbia Hockey League . There the offensively oriented defender received two further individual awards for his achievements. The next year he joined the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League and scored 47 points in 46 games. He was then voted USHL Defenseman of the Year and the First All-Star Team. In the 2002 NHL Entry Draft , the Vancouver Canucks selected him in the third round as a total of 68 players.

Then Skinner decided to study at the University of Denver and played there for the ice hockey team. In his first year he became the most successful scorer among all newcomers to his team. In 2003/04 increased Skinner in gates, templates, and points and was with the Pioneers , the American College Championship of National Collegiate Athletic Association win. In his third year, the Canadian achieved his greatest successes to date. After he and his team first won the championship of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and was elected to the First All-Star Team, the Pioneers were able to defend their title for the college championship last year. In addition, Skinner received two other individual awards.

On August 30, 2005, the Canadian signed his first professional contract with the Vancouver Canucks. They sent him to the Manitoba Moose farm team in the American Hockey League . At the Spengler Cup 2005 Skinner played for Team Canada and only failed in the final against the Russian club HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk . In five games he came up with one goal and three assists. On March 9, 2006, the Canucks Skinner transferred together with a second-round draft pick in exchange for Keith Carney and Juha Alén to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks . On loan, he stayed with the Moose until the end of the season and reached the division finals with them in the play-offs . In the 2006/07 season , the Anaheim Ducks sent Skinner to the AHL to the Portland Pirates and to the ECHL to the Augusta Lynx . After he was only a surplus defender in Portland , he moved to the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in February 2007 . In July 2007 he signed a new one-year contract with the Ducks. Shortly before the start of the 2007/08 season , he was transferred to the Boston Bruins together with Nathan Saunders in exchange for Mark Mowers . Skinner played for the Providence Bruins in the AHL all year . This season he was finally able to use his potential and scored 47 points in 68 games. He was also nominated for the AHL All-Star Game. In July 2008, Skinner signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders as a free agent . First he played again in the AHL for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers . After the Islanders struggled with many failures in October 2008, they called Skinner to their squad, which finally made his debut in the National Hockey League on October 27, 2008 in the game against the New York Rangers . After eleven games, he returned to Bridgeport . On January 13, 2009, the Islanders traded Skinner for Junior Lessard from the Atlanta Thrashers . Until the end of the season, however, the Canadian only ran for their AHL farm team, the Chicago Wolves . On July 8, 2009, Skinner received a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche . For the Avalanche, however, he did not play a game and was on the farm team at the Lake Erie Monsters for the entire season and was a regular player there.

In August 2010 he accepted an offer from Amur Khabarovsk from the Continental Hockey League . There he was one of four North Americans and came up with six points in 34 games. In July 2011 Skinner was signed by the Iserlohn Roosters from the German Ice Hockey League . In Iserlohn he should also take on offensive tasks according to his abilities and help build up the game. On December 15, 2011, the contract was dissolved during the current season and Skinner moved to Finland to Tappara Tampere .

Play style

Skinner is an attacking defender with impeccable passing and play-building skills. In games he puts his teammates in the limelight and also directly intervenes in attacks. Skinner is a good skater and can read the game. In power play he can play effectively from the blue line. He has a good, precise shot and shoots as often as the opportunity arises. He also works hard in the underpowered game. Skinner has a good work ethic and is a team player. In body play, he has weaknesses that reduce his defensive effectiveness.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1999 MMHL First All-Star Team
  • 2000 MMHL First All-Star Team
  • 2001 BCHL Second All-Star Team
  • 2002 USHL First All-Star Team
  • 2002 USHL Defenseman of the Year
  • 2004 NCAA Division I Championship with the University of Denver
  • 2005 WCHA First All-Star Team

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T A. Pt SM +/- PPG SHG Sp T A. Pt SM +/- PPG SHG
1998/99 Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA MMHL 29 3 18th 21st 20th
1999/00 Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA MMHL 40 8th 27 35 48
2000/01 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 59 11 24 35 43
2001/02 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 46 9 38 47 25th 3 0 1 1 0
2002/03 Denver Pioneers WCHA 37 4th 13 17th 27 4th 0
2003/04 Denver Pioneers WCHA 44 7th 23 30th 32 4th 1
2004/05 Denver Pioneers WCHA 43 4th 36 40 30th 2 0
2005/06 Manitoba mosses AHL 65 4th 21st 25th 33 −2 2 0 13 0 4th 4th 19th +5 0 0
2006/07 Portland Pirates AHL 41 6th 12 18th 24 +3 1 0 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Augusta Lynx ECHL 5 1 3 4th 8th +2 0 1 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL 21st 0 6th 6th 2 −5 0 0 5 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
2007/08 Providence Bruins AHL 68 7th 40 47 47 +13 2 0 10 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0
2008/09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 24 1 11 12 10 −5 1 0 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 New York Islanders NHL 11 0 0 0 4th +2 0 0 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Chicago Wolves AHL 37 3 20th 23 4th −13 2 0 - - - - - - - -
2009/10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 73 3 25th 28 43 −3 1 0 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 34 2 4th 6th 12 −6 1 0 - - - - - - - -
2011/12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 25th 1 10 11 22nd −10 0 0 - - - - - - - -
MMHL total 69 11 45 56 68
WCHA overall 124 15th 72 87 89 10 1
AHL total 329 24 135 159 163 −16 9 0 28 0 8th 8th 21st +6 0 0
NHL overall 11 0 0 0 4th +2 0 0 - - - - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hockeyfans.ch: Brett Skinner statistics
  2. ^ The Hockey News: Player Bio Brett Skinner
  3. ^ CBS Sports: Rangers handle Islanders behind Drury's first two goals
  4. ↑ Brandon Sun: Skinner signs in Russia
  5. ↑ Iserlohn Roosters: Roosters sign defender Brett Skinner  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.iserlohn-roosters.de  
  6. ↑ Iserlohn Roosters: Brett Skinner leaves the Iserlohn Roosters  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.iserlohn-roosters.de  
  7. ^ The Hockey News: Player Bio Brett Skinner
  8. ↑ Hockey Future: Prospect Brett Skinner
personal data
SURNAME Skinner, Brett
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Brandon , Manitoba , Canada