Martin Škoula
 Martin Škoula 
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| Date of birth | October 28, 1979 |
| place of birth | Litoměřice , Czechoslovakia |
| size | 191 cm |
| Weight | 103 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1998 , 1st round, 17th position Colorado Avalanche |
| Career stations | |
| 1995-1996 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov |
| 1997-1999 | Barrie Colts |
| 1999-2004 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2004 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 2004-2005 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov |
| 2005-2006 | Dallas Stars |
| 2006-2009 | Minnesota Wild |
| 2009-2010 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2010 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2010–2012 | HK Awangard Omsk |
| 2012 | HC Lev Prague |
| 2013-2014 | HC Slovan Bratislava |
| 2014 | Bílí Tygři Liberec |
Martin Škoula (* 28. October 1979 in Litoměřice , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czech ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1995 to 2014 among other 859 games for the Colorado Avalanche , Dallas Stars , Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . He was also active for HK Awangard Omsk and HC Slovan Bratislava in the Continental Hockey League . The multiple Czech international and medalist celebrated his greatest success at world championships in the service of the Colorado Avalanche by winning the Stanley Cup in 2001 .
Career
Škoula was drawn in the first round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in 17th place by the Colorado Avalanche after playing two seasons in his home country and one season with the Barrie Colts in the Ontario Hockey League . In the 2000/01 season he won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche . In 2002 he took part with the Czech national team at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City .
On February 21, 2004, Škoula was transferred to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , the Colorado Avalanche received Kurt Sauer and a four-round draft pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft . His contract expired at the end of the season and was not renewed. The lockout of the NHL season 2004/05 he played over at his youth club HC Chemopetrol Litvínov . In the 2005/06 season he was initially a so-called unrestricted free agent before he signed a contract with the Dallas Stars on August 3, 2005 in Texas . This employment relationship was also short-lived and in March 2006 he was transferred to the Minnesota Wild together with Shawn Belle in exchange for Willie Mitchell and a second-round draft pick for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft . On September 29, 2009, Martin Škoula signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins .
In March 2010 he was given to the Toronto Maple Leafs together with Luca Caputi in exchange for Olexij Ponikarowskyj . Less than twelve hours later it was passed on to the New Jersey Devils . For the 2010/11 season he was committed by HK Awangard Omsk from the Continental Hockey League and played for Omsk until 2012. Shortly after the start of the 2012 season, he moved within the KHL to HC Lev Prague . From January 2013, Škoula was used by HC Lev in the second division of the Czech Republic, the 1st division , after he had initially been placed on the KHL waiver list.
In the 2013/14 season he was active for HC Slovan Bratislava before he was signed in May 2014 by the Bílí Tygři Liberec from the Czech Extraliga and completed ten additional Extraliga games for them. He officially ended his career in the summer of 2015.
Achievements and Awards
- 1998 OHL All-Rookie Team
- 1999 OHL Second All-Star Team
- 2001 Stanley Cup win with the Colorado Avalanche
- 2011 participation in the KHL All-Star Game
International
- 2006 silver medal at the world championship
- 2011 bronze medal at the world championship
Career statistics
| Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1995/96 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov U20 | U20 extra league | 38 | 0 | 4th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1995/96 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | Extra league | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov U20 | U20 extra league | 38 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1996/97 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | Extra league | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 66 | 8th | 36 | 44 | 36 | 6th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 4th | ||
| 1998/99 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 67 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1998/99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20th | 17th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 2000/01 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 8th | 17th | 25th | 38 | 23 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 8th | ||
| 2001/02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 10 | 21st | 31 | 42 | 21st | 0 | 6th | 6th | 2 | ||
| 2002/03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 4th | 21st | 25th | 68 | 7th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 2003/04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 2 | 14th | 16 | 30th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 21st | 2 | 7th | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | HC Chemopetrol Litvínov | Extra league | 47 | 4th | 15th | 19th | 101 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | ||
| 2005/06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 61 | 4th | 11 | 15th | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 17th | 1 | 5 | 6th | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 0 | 15th | 15th | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 2007/08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 3 | 8th | 11 | 26th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 4th | 12 | 16 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010/11 | HK Awangard Omsk | KHL | 52 | 3 | 19th | 22nd | 21st | 14th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4th | ||
| 2011/12 | HK Awangard Omsk | KHL | 52 | 2 | 13 | 15th | 16 | 21st | 2 | 8th | 10 | 4th | ||
| 2012/13 | HK Awangard Omsk | KHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | HC Lev Prague | KHL | 21st | 1 | 6th | 7th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | HC Litoměřice Stadium | 1st League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013/14 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 54 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| U20 extra league overall | 76 | 2 | 13 | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Extraliga overall | 58 | 6th | 20th | 26th | 105 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | ||||
| NHL overall | 776 | 44 | 152 | 196 | 328 | 83 | 1 | 13 | 14th | 22nd | ||||
| KHL total | 188 | 8th | 50 | 58 | 63 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8th | ||||
International
Represented the Czech Republic at:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 2002 | Czech Republic | Olympia | 7th place | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | WM | 5th place | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | |
| 2004 | Czech Republic | World cup | 3rd place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | WM |
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9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6th | |
| 2011 | Czech Republic | WM |
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9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Men overall | 31 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 12 | ||||
( 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
- Martin Škoula at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Martin Škoula at eliteprospects.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Bagar: Škoula si užil finále na Lapači, pak řekl: Končím, musím být také tátou. In: hokej.cz. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Škoula, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skoula, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Litoměřice , Czechoslovakia |