Jeff Skinner
| Jeff Skinner | |||
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| Born |
May 16, 1992 Markham, ON | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
7th overall, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Jeffrey Skinner (born May 16, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft,[1] Skinner is currently the youngest player in the NHL.
Early life
Jeff Skinner was born to lawyers Andrew and Elizebeth Skinner. He grew up cheering for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and in 2004 won the bronze medal in the juvenile division at the Canadian Junior National Figure Skating Championships.[2] Soon after, he made the decision to focus solely on hockey. Skinner attended Markham District High School until grade 10 when he then moved to Kitchener
He is the second-youngest of six siblings,[3] with 4 sisters, Jennifer (former Harvard Crimson forward), Andrea (former Cornell Big Red forward and lawyer at Bay Street law firm Aird & Berlis), Erica (current Carleton Raven defense [4]) and Jillian (a Junior in Markham District High School). He has one brother, Benjamin, who was in the Kitchener Rangers system, Skinner's future major junior team, before Skinner.
Skinner played his minor hockey with the Toronto Jr. Canadians and Toronto Young Nationals of the GTHL and the Markham Waxers of the OMHA.
Playing career
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2009 Slovakia | |
Skinner was drafted 20th overall in the 2008 OHL Draft by the Kitchener Rangers from the Toronto Young Nationals, where he played on the wing with future Boston Bruins centre Tyler Seguin.
He led the Rangers in goal scoring in his rookie season, before breaking out in the 2009–10 OHL season, scoring 50 goals and leading all CHL draft eligible forwards in goal scoring. He became the first Ranger in 23 years to reach the milestone.[5]
Skinner participated in the 2009 Ivan Hlinka tournament, scoring 6 goals for 6 points and winning Gold for Team Canada.
Despite leading the league in goals at the time, Central Scouting ranked Skinner as the 47th best North American skater during their midterm rankings, and only 34th during the final rankings. This contrasted ratings from other organizations such as ISS and TSN's Bob McKenzie who had him much higher. During the 2010 NHL Draft to he was taken 7th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes.
Skinner has often been compared to Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Cammalleri and New Jersey Devils winger Zach Parise for his scoring instinct and ability. He has also drawn comparison to fellow Rangers alumi Mike Richards for his leadership and style of play.
He signed a 3 year Entry Level Contract with the Hurricanes on September 21 for three-years worth $2.7-million dollars.[3]
On October 7, 2010, Skinner made his NHL debut with the opening roster in the Hurricanes 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild during the NHL Premiere Series in Helsinki, Finland. In sixteen minutes of ice time, he had two shots.[6] On October 8, 2010, in his second NHL game, Skinner recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on Tuomo Ruutu's goal. He also scored the game winning shootout goal to become the 3rd youngest player in NHL history to score a shootout goal.
On October 20, 2010, Skinner scored his first NHL career goal against Jonathan Bernier of the Los Angeles Kings in his fifth game of the season.
Skinner was named to the 2011 All-Star Game roster as an injury replacement for Sidney Crosby, making him the first member of the 2010 draft class to be named to the All-Star Game, and at 18 years, 259 days, the youngest All-Star since the game began featuring two teams of All-Star selections in 1969.
He was named January 2011's Rookie of the Month.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Young Nats | GTHL | 50 | 62 | 35 | 97 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 63 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 64 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 14 | ||
| OHL totals | 127 | 77 | 64 | 141 | 178 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 14 | ||||
Achievements and awards
- NHL All-Star (2011)
References
- ^ "2010 NHL Entry Draft". NHL. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 2004 BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals - Juvenile Men Results
- ^ a b Jeff Hicks (2010-09-22). "Jeff Skinner and the $2.7M 'light breakfast'". Kitchener Record. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
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- ^ "Skinner gets No. 50". The Record.com. 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-06-28.[dead link]
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (2010-10-07). "Six from 2010 Draft class make opening-night cut". NHL.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.