Larry Foster Skinner (born April 21, 1956 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired National Hockey League player. He played 47 games for the Colorado Rockies and spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League with stints in the Central Hockey League and in Europe in the Austrian and French leagues. On August 11, 2010, he was named an assistant coach of the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League after performing a similar role with the Nepean Raiders of the Central Junior Hockey League.
| Larry Skinner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL draft |
92nd overall, 1976 Kansas City Scouts | ||
| WHA draft |
58th overall, 1976 Houston Aeros | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1988 | ||
Skinner scored the first goal in Colorado Rockies history on October 5, 1976.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Clubs | WCHL | 70 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Ottawa 67s | OMJHL | 59 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 46 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 67 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 63 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 48 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | ECS Innsbruck | AUT | 28 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | ECS Innsbruck | AUT | 28 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Français Volants Paris | FRA-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 25 | 44 | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 32 | 32 | 41 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 36 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 25 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 285 | 116 | 197 | 313 | 131 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database