Paul Skjodt

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Paul Skjodt
Born (1958-06-28) June 28, 1958 (age 66)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian / American
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFormer ice hockey player
SpouseCindy Simon
Children3
Relatives Melvin Simon (father-in-law)
David Simon (brother-in-law)

Paul Skjodt (born June 28, 1958) is an American-Canadian businessman, and former ice hockey player.

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Early life

Paul Skjodt was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 28, 1958. [1]

Ice hockey career

From 1975, he played junior-level ice hockey for the Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires, Royal York Royals and Toronto Nationals, as well as the Erie Blades and the Crowtree Chiefs. [1]

In 1986, Skjodt moved to Indianapolis in 1986 to pursue a career with the Indianapolis Checkers of the International Hockey League. [2]

Skjodt founded and owned the now defunct Indiana Ice hockey team of the USHL, that won the Clark Cup Championship in 2009 and 2014. [2]

Property developer

In 2014, Skjodt was planning on building a $25 million 250,000-square-foot sports complex in northwest Indianapolis. [3]

Personal life

In 1987, he married Cindy Simon, the daughter of Melvin Simon and Bess Simon. [2] They have three children, Erik, Samantha and Ian. [2]

They are leading political donors, giving $6.6 million to the Democratic Party in the 2018 elections. [4]

In 2015, their Samerian Foundation (founded in 2003) created a $20 million endowment, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. renamed its Center for the Prevention of Genocide as The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Skjodt hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Our Board - Samerian Foundation". www.samerianfoundation.org. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Skjodt plotting $25 million sports complex". ibj.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jones, Natalie (November 2, 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election" . Retrieved November 6, 2018– via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ↑ "Indianapolis philanthropists make $20 million gift for genocide center - Indiana Economic Digest". indianaeconomicdigest.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.


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