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Perhaps more important was the fact that it was the first game of 10 this season where Mikko Koskinen hadn’t started in the Oilers’ net. During Sunday’s game, Skinner gave up five goals on 38 shots in the 8-5 win. The game might not have been the prettiest start however, it was a victory. Every time I got hit, I’d be yelling ‘bring it on.’ I loved it.” Skinner’s First NHL Win Wasn’t the Prettiest, But It Was an NHL Winįast-forward many years to 2021 and Skinners’ NHL debut. Stuart admitted that his dad told his brothers to scare “me off, so they were firing snapshots at my head and chest. I saw Sheldon rip one off Stu’s chest and he went ‘yesss!’” I told Stephen, Scott, and Sheldon (his brothers) to get the five-gallon bucket of pucks from the garage and light up their brother. Sam continued the story: “When I got home, I told Stu to put on his equipment and go in the backyard and I’d have the other boys warm him up. Stuart’s father tried hard to keep his son from becoming a goalie, but Stuart loved being in net so much that he wouldn’t take no for answer.įather Sam noted, “Stu was a centre, our top scorer (novice), and when I got back from a business trip one day I rushed to the rink and saw Stu dragging out some goalie pads after their practice. In the article, Mattheson noted that the Skinner family acted like a taxi service for their nine children who all played sports and that their garage stored – at the time – hundreds of pairs of skates. By the way, all the brothers and sisters have names that start with the letter “S.” (from “Stuart Skinner is youngest of nine children, starting his Edmonton Oilers journey, Jim Matheson, Edmonton Journal, 11/09.17). In that piece, Matheson reported that Stuart was the youngest of nine children, four brothers and five sisters, many of whom were either hockey players or figure skaters. In 2017, longtime Edmonton Journal sports writer Jim Matheson wrote a nice piece on Skinner and his family. Skinner’s Family Connection to Edmonton and Growth as a Goalie His record in those games is 20-19-6 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 3.26 and a save percentage of.
He has also played in 47 career American Hockey League games with the Bakersfield Condors. Last season, Skinner started the season with the Thunder and played three games for the team, going 2-1-0 with a 3.62 goals-against average and a save percentage of. Related: Edmonton Oilers’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time During the 2018-19 season, Skinner played 41 games with Wichita and had a 15-14-7 record, including four shutouts, a goals-against-average of 3.16, and a save percentage of.
Skinner, who was the Oilers’ third-round draft pick (78th overall) in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, also became the seventh former ECHL player to make his NHL debut during this current 2020-21 season. The Ed Chynoweth Cup in celebration after winning the WHL championship. (Robert Murray/WHL) Swift Current Broncos goaltender Stuart Skinner raises