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Stuart Skinner

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Stuart Skinner
Skinner with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023
Born (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998 (age 26)
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 the Edmonton 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.

Playing career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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 2,327 143 1 3.69 .909 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 44 27 10 1 2,238 102 3 2.73 .920 4 1 3 191 12 0 3.76 .862
2016–17 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 60 34 18 2 3,386 184 2 3.26 .905 20 10 10 12,43 64 0 3.09 .916
2017–18 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 31 14 15 0 1,737 98 4 3.38 .897 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Swift Current Broncos WHL 25 16 6 1 1,433 64 2 2.68 .914 26 16 10 1,609 59 6 2.20 .932
2018–19 Wichita Thunder ECHL 41 15 14 7 2,260 119 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 2,267 125 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 1,787 125 2 2.38 .914 6 4 2 336 15 0 2.68 .907
2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 35 22 7 5 2,088 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 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 50 29 14 5 2,904 133 1 2.75 .914 12 5 6 619 38 0 3.68 .883
2023–24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 59 36 16 5 3,362 147 2 2.62 .905 23 14 9 1,373 56 1 2.45 .901
NHL totals 123 72 36 10 7,059 317 4 2.69 .910 35 19 15 1,992 94 1 2.83 .894

International

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Stuart Skinner was youngest of nine children, starting his Edmonton Oilers journey". Edmonton Journal. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Horrobin, Liam (November 29, 2022). "The South Siders". oilersnation.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Edmonton Oilers use 78th pick to take Stuart Skinner from Lethbridge Hurricanes". Edmonton Journal. June 24, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lethbridge Hurricanes Goaltender Scores A Goal". Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Oilers sign Skinner to entry-level deal". Edmonton Journal. May 14, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Stuart Skinner to get the start for Oilers against Senators". Edmonton Journal. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Van Diest, Derek (January 31, 2021). "Draisaitl has six assists in Oilers win against Senators". NHL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Laing, Zach (May 30, 2021). "Bakersfield Condors win AHL Pacific Division title". oilersnation.com. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Wilkins, Reid (February 15, 2022). "Edmonton Oilers shut out Sharks". Global News. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Nugent-Bowman, Daniel. "Stuart Skinner has been the Oilers' saviour — and that's not a good thing". The Athletic. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Edmonton Oilers: All-Star berth completes hat-trick for Stuart Skinner". edmontonsun. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Auston Matthews Leon Draisaitl Stuart Skinner Bo Horvat Connor Hellebuyck 2023 NHL All-star Game". TSN. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  13. ^ Satriano, David (May 3, 2023). "Beniers, Power, Skinner named Calder Trophy finalists". NHL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Oilers win 14th in a row with 4-1 decision over Blue Jackets". The Globe and Mail. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Nugent-Bowman, Daniel. "How Stuart Skinner became Oilers' 'young goalie on the rise' and what's next for him to realize potential". The Athletic. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  16. ^ Umbach, Jamie (January 23, 2023). "BLOG: Chloe, Stuart welcome first-born Beau to Skinner family". NHL. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "NHL announces 2022-23 All-Rookie Team". NHL.com. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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