Brian Skrudland
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Brian Skrudland.png
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Skrudland in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|07|31}}
| birth_place = Peace River, Alberta, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 200
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
Dallas Stars
| league = NHL
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 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 career
=Junior=
Skrudland played for the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League from 1980 to 1983. His #10 jersey has been retired by the Blades since 2003.{{cite web|title=Blades Team Of The 1980's Announced|url=http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/blades-team-of-the-1980-s-announced/|website=mastercardmemorialcup.ca|accessdate=May 18, 2018|date=March 5, 2013|quote=the Blades retired his No. 10 jersey in 2003|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705033159/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/blades-team-of-the-1980-s-announced/|url-status=dead}}
=Professional=
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 Canadiens to a Calder Cup championship.{{cite web|title=Regina Pats make Homecoming Weekend announcements|url=http://whl.ca/video/regina-pats-make-homecoming-weekend-announcements|website=whl.ca|accessdate=May 18, 2018|date=November 28, 2017}} 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 playoffs 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 1992–1993 season. He moved to the expansion Florida Panthers for the 1993–1994 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 4–0 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.{{cite web|last1=Kreiser|first1=John|title=May 18: Skrudland scores fastest playoff overtime goal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/this-date-in-nhl-history-may-18/c-280695028|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 18, 2018|date=May 18, 2018}}
Personal life
Skrudland lives in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife Lana, and their three children.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} From July 6, 2010 until July 9, 2015, he was the director of player development for the Florida Panthers.{{cite web|title=Florida Panthers Announce Hockey Operations Staff Changes|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-announce-hockey-operations-staff-changes/c-774456|website=NHL.com|accessdate=May 18, 2018|date=July 9, 2015}} Skrudland also served as assistant coach for the Panthers during the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|title=Panthers Name Kelly, Morris As Gallant's Assistants|url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/07/08/panthers-name-kelly-morris-as-gallants-assistants/|website=miami.cbslocal.com|accessdate=May 18, 2018|date=July 8, 2014}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
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| 1980–81 | WHL | 66 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1981–82 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 71 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 1982–83 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 71 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
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| 1983–84 | AHL | 56 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
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| 1984–85 | AHL | 70 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 109 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 23 |
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| 1985–86 | NHL | 65 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 57 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 76 |
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| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
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| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 112 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
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| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 84 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 |
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| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
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| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 |
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| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
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| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992–93 | NHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
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| 1993–94 | NHL | 79 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 47 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 129 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
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| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | NHL | 59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
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| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 881 ! 124 ! 219 ! 343 ! 1107 ! 164 ! 15 ! 46 ! 61 ! 323 |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year |
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| colspan="3" | AHL |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
| 1985 |
| Calder Cup (Sherbrooke Canadiens)
| 1985 |
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| colspan="3" | NHL |
| Stanley Cup champion (Montreal Canadiens)
| 1986 |
| All-Star Game
| 1991 |
| Stanley Cup champion (Dallas Stars)
| 1999 |
References
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External links
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