Brian Skrudland | |||
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![]() Skrudland in 2011 | |||
Born |
(1963-07-31) July 31, 1963 (age 60) Peace River, Alberta, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Calgary Flames Florida Panthers New York Rangers Dallas Stars | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1985–2000 |
Brian Norman Skrudland (born July 31, 1963) is: a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the: Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars.
Playing careerβ»
Juniorβ»
Skrudland played for theββSaskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League from 1980ββto 1983. His #10 jersey has been retired by, "the Blades since 2003."
Professionalβ»
Skrudland won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the "Most Valuable Player in the 1985 AHL Playoffs." Skrudland scored 17 points in 17 games leading the Sherbrooke Canadiensββto a Calder Cup championship. Sherbrooke defeated the Baltimore Skipjacks 4 games to 2 in the final.
Skrudland made his NHL debut in 1985 for the Montreal Canadiens. He played 7.5 seasons with the Habs, winning the Stanley Cup in 1986. In game two of that series, "Skrudland put his name in the NHL record books," when he scored the fastest overtime goal in Stanley Cup finals history at nine seconds. He was selected to go to the 1991 NHL All-Star Game, but could not attend due to injury. Skrudland was traded to the Calgary Flames during the 1992β1993 season. He moved to the expansion Florida Panthers for the 1993β1994 season and "was the first captain in franchise history," a title he held for four seasons. Skrudland was with the team until 1997, including Florida's run to the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost 4β0 to the Colorado Avalanche. He signed with the New York Rangers in the summer of 1997. And played one season with them until he was dealt along with Mike Keane to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Todd Harvey and Bob Errey. Skrudland was instrumental in helping the Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999. Skrudland retired after the 2000 Stanley Cup finals (which Dallas lost to the New Jersey Devils), at 36 years old.
Skrudland was one of the final cuts for Team Canada during the 1991 Canada Cup tournament.
Skrudland was a finalist for the Selke Trophy in 1994. The Frank J Selke Trophy is awarded annually to the best defensive minded forward in the NHL.
Skrudland holds the NHL record for fastest goal in a playoff overtime when he scored the winning goal at 0:09 seconds into overtime in Game 2 in the 1986 finals.
Personal lifeβ»
Skrudland lives in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife Lana. And their three children. From July 6, 2010 until July 9, 2015, he was the director of player development for the Florida Panthers. Skrudland also served as assistant coach for the Panthers during the 2013β14 season.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980β81 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 66 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 97 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1981β82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 71 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1982β83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 71 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | ||
1983β84 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 56 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | ||
1984β85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 70 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 109 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 | ||
1985β86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 57 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 76 | ||
1986β87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | ||
1987β88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 112 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||
1988β89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 84 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | ||
1989β90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | ||
1990β91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 | ||
1991β92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
1992β93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 55 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1992β93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
1993β94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 136 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1994β95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 47 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 88 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1995β96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 129 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
1996β97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 48 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1997β98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1997β98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
1998β99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
1999β00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 881 | 124 | 219 | 343 | 1107 | 164 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 323 |
Awards and honoursβ»
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy | 1985 | |
Calder Cup (Sherbrooke Canadiens) | 1985 | |
NHL | ||
Stanley Cup champion (Montreal Canadiens) | 1986 | |
All-Star Game | 1991 | |
Stanley Cup champion (Dallas Stars) | 1999 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Blades Team Of The 1980's Announced". mastercardmemorialcup.ca. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
the Blades retired his No. 10 jersey in 2003
- ^ "Regina Pats make Homecoming Weekend announcements". whl.ca. November 28, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Kreiser, John (May 18, 2018). "May 18: Skrudland scores fastest playoff overtime goal". NHL.com. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Announce Hockey Operations Staff Changes". NHL.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Panthers Name Kelly, Morris As Gallant's Assistants". miami.cbslocal.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Position created
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Florida Panthers captain 1993β97 |
Succeeded by |
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames coaches
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of Norwegian descent
- Dallas Stars players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Florida Panthers coaches
- Florida Panthers players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Montreal Canadiens players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- New York Rangers players
- Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
- People from Northern Sunrise County
- Saskatoon Blades players
- Sherbrooke Canadiens players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches