Stuart Skinner

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Stuart Skinner
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Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023
Born (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998 (age 25)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
NHL team Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 78th overall, 2017
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2018–present

Stuart Daniel Skinner [1] (born November 1, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for theEdmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 78th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Oilers.

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Playing career

Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor ice hockey at the South Side Athletic Club (SSAC), including overlapping seasons on the SSAC Lions of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL) with future Edmonton Oilers teammates Tyler Benson (two SSAC seasons) and James Hamblin (one SSAC season). [2]

Junior

Skinner played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Swift Current Broncos. [3]

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. [4]

Edmonton Oilers

Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023. Stuart Skinner of the Edmonton Oilers.jpg
Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023.

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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9]

During the 2022–23 season, with the departure of Mikko Koskinen and injury to Mike Smith, Skinner was 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 take over the starter position. [10] On January 19, 2023, the NHL announced Skinner as one of three final players of the Pacific Division voted in the 2023 NHL All-Star Game, along with teammate Leon Draisaitl. [11] [12] Skinner ultimately appeared in 50 games in the regular season, recording a 29–14–5 record with a .914 save percentage. He was voted a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy, the NHL's Rookie of the Year award. [13]

On January 23, 2024, during the 2023–24 season, Skinner recorded his 11th consecutive win, beating the franchise record of 10 previously held by Grant Fuhr. [14]

Personal life

Skinner is the youngest of nine siblings, all of whom have first names that begin with the letter "S". [15] He met his wife, Chloe, after a WHL game he played in Lethbridge; they married in June 2020. [15] Their son Beau was born in 2023. [16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2011–12SSAC Lions AMBHL 18——————2.59.91011—————2.60.900
2012–13SSAC LionsAMBHL21——————1.75.92911—————1.45.947
2013–14 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 40301971705.17.866————————
2014–15 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL43132052,32714313.69.909————————
2015–16 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL44271012,23810232.73.9204131911203.76.862
2016–17 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL60341823,38618423.26.90520101012,436403.09.916
2017–18 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL31141501,7379843.38.897————————
2017–18 Swift Current Broncos WHL2516611,4336422.68.9142616101,6095962.20.932
2018–19 Wichita Thunder ECHL 41151472,26011943.16.903————————
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 64203621802.99.879421175702.39.918
2019–20 Bakersfield CondorsAHL41161762,26712513.31.892————————
2019–20 Wichita ThunderECHL32101821103.62.894————————
2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 110060505.03.868————————
2020–21 Bakersfield CondorsAHL3120911,78712522.38.9146423361502.68.907
2021–22 Bakersfield CondorsAHL3522752,0887752.21.9205232981402.82.911
2021–22 Edmonton OilersNHL136607353212.62.913————————
2022–23 Edmonton OilersNHL50291452,90413312.75.91412566193803.68.883
2023–24 Edmonton OilersNHL59361653,36214722.62.905231491,3735612.45.901
NHL totals1237236107,05931742.69.9103519151,9929412.83.894

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2014 Canada Black U17 7th31201771204.05.831
2016 Canada U18 4th3200127602.82.860
Junior totals63203041803.55.849

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
AMBHL
Champion (SSAC Lions)2012
Best GAA (1.75)2013
Top Goaltender2013
WHL
Ed Chynoweth Cup champion 2018
NHL
NHL All-Star Game 2023
NHL All-Rookie Team 2023 [17]

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