| Stuart Skinner | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1998, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| NHL team | Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Draft | 78th overall, 2017 Edmonton Oilers |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
Stuart Skinner (born November 1, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a third round selection, 78th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Oilers.
Playing career[]
Junior Hockey[]
Skinner played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Swift Current Broncos.[1]
On March 18, 2016, Skinner scored an empty net goal with the Lethbridge Hurricanes against the Medicine Hat Tigers, making him the only goaltender in franchise history and the seventh in WHL history to do so.[2]
Edmonton Oilers[]
After his selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Skinner was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on May 14, 2018.[3]
Entering the final year of his entry-level contract, Skinner remained on the Oilers roster to start the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season. With an injury to veteran Mike Smith, Skinner served as the Oilers backup to Mikko Koskinen through the first 9 games.[4] He made his NHL debut and first career start on January 31, 2021 against the Ottawa Senators, collecting his first win in an 8–5 victory.[5] Skinner would spend the remainder of the season with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL). He would lead all goaltenders in wins with 20, and helped backstop Bakersfield to the Pacific Division Championship.[6]
Skinner would split the 2021-22 season between the AHL and the NHL. On February 14, 2022, Skinner recorded his first NHL shutout against the San Jose Sharks, making 20 saves to win the game 3–0.[7]
During the 2022–23 season, Skinner and Campbell would head into the season as the Oilers new goaltenders with the departure of Mikko Koskinen and injury to Mike Smith. Initially expected to be the backup to newly signed goaltender Jack Campbell, Skinner's strong play along with Campbell's struggling performance led Skinner to temporarily take over the starter position.[8]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2011–12 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.59 | .910 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .900 | ||
| 2012–13 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75 | .929 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45 | .947 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 17 | 0 | 5.17 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 43 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2327 | 143 | 1 | 3.69 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 44 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2238 | 102 | 3 | 2.73 | .920 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 191 | 12 | 0 | 3.76 | .862 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 60 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 3386 | 184 | 2 | 3.26 | .905 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1243 | 64 | 0 | 3.09 | .916 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 31 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1737 | 98 | 4 | 3.38 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1433 | 64 | 2 | 2.68 | .914 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1609 | 59 | 6 | 2.20 | .932 | ||
| 2018–19 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 41 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2260 | 119 | 4 | 3.16 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 362 | 18 | 0 | 2.99 | .879 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 7 | 0 | 2.39 | .918 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 41 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2267 | 125 | 1 | 3.31 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 3.62 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.03 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 31 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1787 | 125 | 2 | 2.38 | .914 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 336 | 15 | 0 | 2.68 | .907 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 35 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2088 | 77 | 5 | 2.21 | .920 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 14 | 0 | 2.82 | .911 | ||
| 2021–22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 735 | 32 | 1 | 2.62 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 794 | 37 | 1 | 2.80 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 12 | 0 | 4.05 | .831 | |
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 2.82 | .860 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 304 | 18 | 0 | 3.55 | .849 | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| AMBHL | ||
| Champion (SSAC Lions) | 2012 | |
| Best GAA (1.75) | 2013 | |
| Top Goaltender | 2013 | |
| WHL | ||
| Ed Chynoweth Cup (Swift Current Broncos) | 2018 | |
References[]
- ↑ Edmonton Oilers use 78th pick to take Stuart Skinner from Lethbridge Hurricanes. Edmonton Journal (June 24, 2017).
- ↑ Lethbridge Hurricanes Goaltender Scores A Goal | InGoal Magazine (en).
- ↑ Oilers sign Skinner to entry-level deal. Edmonton Journal (May 14, 2018).
- ↑ Stuart Skinner to get the start for Oilers against Senators. Edmonton Journal (February 1, 2021).
- ↑ Van Diest, Derek (January 31, 2021). Draisaitl has six assists in Oilers win against Senators. NHL.com.
- ↑ Laing, Zach (May 30, 2021). Bakersfield Condors win AHL Pacific Division title. oilersnation.com.
- ↑ Wilkins, Reid (February 15, 2022). Edmonton Oilers shut out Sharks (en-US).
- ↑ Nugent-Bowman, Daniel. Stuart Skinner has been the Oilers’ saviour — and that’s not a good thing (en).
External links[]
- 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