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USA Hunter Skinner
#55 Springfield Thunderbirds / AHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Apr 29, 2001
Position
D
Age
24
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Wyandotte, MI, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Canton Crush
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues / Signed
Drafted
2019 round 4 #112 overall by New York Rangers
Agency
PREMIUM

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Hunter Skinner Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Little Caesars 13U AAA HPHL 13U 18* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
2015-16 Belle Tire 15U AAA T1EHL 16UA 25* 1* 6* 7* 20* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -
2016-17 Belle Tire 15U AAA T1EHL 15U 16* 1* 3* 4* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 12 -
2017-18 Honeybaked 16U AAA HPHL 16U 10* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 31* 0* 0* 0* 4* -6* |
2018-19 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 24* 3* 8* 11* 18* 1* |
Lincoln Stars USHL 28* 2* 9* 11* 63* -13* |
2019-20 London Knights OHL 62* 6* 26* 32* 51* 22* |
2020-21 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10* 1* 1* 2* 4* -3* |
Utah Grizzlies ECHL 26* 7* 10* 17* 19* -5* |
USA U20 WJC-20 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49* 4* 9* 13* 34* -1* |
2022-23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 22* 3* 5* 8* 12* 9* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 15* 0* 6* 6* 15* 1* |
2023-24 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 50* 3* 7* 10* 94* -4* |
2024-25 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 71* 8* 15* 23* 98* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2025-26 St. Louis Blues NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 21* 2* 2* 4* 8* -5* |
Projected AHL 67* 6* 6* 12* 26* -16* |
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Hunter Skinner Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Detroit Little Caesars Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2013-14 Belle Tire QC Int PW 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2016-17 TPH Thunder 16U OHL Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2018-19 Team Grey USA-S17 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Hunter Skinner Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 224* 18* 42* 60* 0.27* 257* -8* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 48* 10* 15* 25* 0.52* 31* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 13U 1 18* 2* 3* 5* 0.28* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 16U 1 10* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 1 62* 6* 26* 32* 0.52* 51* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 15U 1 16* 1* 3* 4* 0.25* 14* -* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 12 * - *
T1EHL 16UA 1 25* 1* 6* 7* 0.28* 20* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
USA-S17 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 83* 5* 17* 22* 0.27* 85* -18* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Hunter Skinner Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/21/2025
11/21/2025 Up/Down St. Louis Blues Springfield Thunderbirds
11/09/2025
11/09/2025 Up/Down Springfield Thunderbirds St. Louis Blues
10/06/2025
10/06/2025 Up/Down St. Louis Blues Springfield Thunderbirds
07/07/2025
07/07/2025 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
06/30/2024
06/30/2024 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
02/09/2023
02/09/2023 Confirmed New York Rangers St. Louis Blues
03/29/2021
03/29/2021 Confirmed Utah Grizzlies New York Rangers
01/19/2021
01/19/2021 Confirmed London Knights Utah Grizzlies
07/09/2019
07/09/2019 Confirmed Lincoln Stars London Knights
01/17/2019
01/17/2019 Confirmed Muskegon Lumberjacks Lincoln Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 5 #97 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

Drafted 2017, 10 #153 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Futures Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #120 by NHL Central Scouting

Selected to USHL Combine -- 2015
Other awards:
2016 Chowder Cup All Tournament Defense award for 2000’s
1st star Peewee Quebec 2nd star Peewee Quebec