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Czechia Martin Skoula

a.k.a. "Martin Škoula"
#41 Bílí Tygři Liberec / Czechia - 14/15
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Date of Birth
Oct 28, 1979
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Litomerice, CZE
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Litomerice
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 1 #17 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1

Škoula was a big defenseman with all-around ability. He played a simple game with the puck and limited mistakes. Had good anticipation and penalty killing ability. Didn't play much of a physical game, though.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Son: Matej Skoula

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HC Litvinov U16 Czechia U16 - - - - - - |
1995-96 HC Litvinov U18 Czechia U18 2 0 0 0 - - |
HC Litvínov U20 Czechia U20 38 0 4 4 - - |
HC Litvínov Czechia 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
1996-97 HC Chemopetrol U20 Czechia U20 38 2 9 11 - - |
HC Chemopetrol Czechia 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Czechia U18 EJC-18 6 0 2 2 4 - |
1997-98 Barrie Colts OHL 66 8 36 44 36 12 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -6
1998-99 Barrie Colts OHL 67 13 46 59 46 58 | Playoffs 12 3 10 13 13 8
Hershey Bears AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80 3 13 16 20 5 | Playoffs 17 0 2 2 4 -3
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 8 17 25 38 8 | Playoffs 23 1 4 5 8 1
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 10 21 31 42 -3 | Playoffs 21 0 6 6 2 -5
Czechia OG 4 0 0 0 0 3 |
Czechia (all) International 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 4 21 25 68 11 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 4 -1
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 58 2 14 16 30 2 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 21 2 7 9 2 3 |
Czechia WC 7 1 0 1 4 3 |
Czechia (all) International 11 1 0 1 6 - |
2004-05 HC Chemopetrol Czechia 47 4 15 19 101 -8 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -6
Czechia WCup 2 0 0 0 2 -2 |
Czechia (all) International 6 0 0 0 4 - |
2005-06 Dallas Stars NHL 61 4 11 15 36 6 |
Minnesota Wild NHL 17 1 5 6 10 0 |
Czechia WC 9 0 2 2 6 -1 |
Czechia (all) International 12 0 2 2 8 - |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 0 15 15 36 9 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 2
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL 80 3 8 11 26 -16 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 81 4 12 16 10 -12 |
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 3 5 8 6 -4 |
New Jersey Devils NHL 19 0 3 3 4 7 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 Avangard Omsk KHL 52 3 19 22 21 10 | Playoffs 14 0 3 3 4 5
Czechia WC 9 0 2 2 0 6 |
Czechia (all) International 22 1 3 4 8 -1 |
2011-12 Avangard Omsk KHL 52 2 13 15 16 -3 | Playoffs 21 2 8 10 4 4
2012-13 Avangard Omsk KHL 9 0 1 1 0 -6 |
HC Lev Praha KHL 21 1 6 7 8 -6 |
HC Stadion Litoměřice Czechia2 1 0 0 0 2 0 |
Czechia (all) International 2 0 0 0 4 -3 |
2013-14 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 54 2 11 13 18 -17 |
2014-15 Bílí Tygři Liberec Czechia 10 2 5 7 4 4 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Czechia EHT 3 0 0 0 4 - |
2005-06 Czechia EHT 3 0 0 0 2 - |
2010-11 Czechia EHT 8 0 1 1 4 -6 |
2012-13 Czechia EHT 2 0 0 0 4 -3 |
2013-14 HC Slovan Bratislava ET 8 0 8 8 2 - |
HC Slovan Bratislava Nadezhda Cup 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2014-15 Bílí Tygři Liberec Champions HL 6 0 1 1 2 -1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Champions HL 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 2 -1 | 0
Czechia 4 58 6 20 26 0.45 105 -4 | 2 7 0 0 0 0.00 6 -7
Czechia U16 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Czechia U18 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - | 0
Czechia U20 2 76 2 13 15 0.20 - - | 0
Czechia2 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 | 0
EHT 4 16 0 1 1 0.06 14 -9 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 0 2 2 0.33 4 - | 0
ET 1 8 0 8 8 1.00 2 - | 0
International 6 57 2 5 7 0.12 30 -4 | 0
KHL 4 188 8 50 58 0.31 63 -22 | 2 35 2 11 13 0.37 8 9
Nadezhda Cup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
NHL 10 776 44 152 196 0.25 328 16 | 7 83 1 13 14 0.17 22 -7
OG 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 | 0
OHL 2 133 21 82 103 0.77 82 70 | 2 18 4 13 17 0.94 17 2
WC 3 25 1 4 5 0.20 10 8 | 0
WCup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Marek Zidlicky (D) 2001-2013 7 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), Minnesota Wild
Milan Hejduk (F) 1999-2006 7 Colorado Avalanche, Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all)
Tomas Vlasak (F) 1995-2006 6 Czechia, Czechia, Czechia (all), HC Litvinov
Alex Tanguay (F) 1998-2004 6 Colorado Avalanche, Hershey Bears
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/09/2015
11/09/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
05/27/2014
05/27/2014 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava Bílí Tygři Liberec
04/20/2013
04/20/2013 Confirmed HC Stadion Litoměřice HC Slovan Bratislava
12/26/2012
12/26/2012 Confirmed HC Lev Praha HC Stadion Litoměřice
09/27/2012
09/27/2012 Confirmed Avangard Omsk HC Lev Praha
05/03/2011
05/03/2011 Extension Avangard Omsk Avangard Omsk
06/23/2010
06/23/2010 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Avangard Omsk
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs
03/03/2010 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils
09/30/2009
09/30/2009 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins
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Drafted 1997, 1 #33 overall by Barrie Colts in the CHL Import Draft

Cult/Star player for Barrie Colts

Career transactions
- 2015-11-09 • Announced his retirement
- 2014-05-27 • Signed by Bílí Tygři Liberec
- 2013-04-20 • Signed by HC Slovan Bratislava
- 2012-12-26 • Signed by HC Litoměřice
- 2012-09-27 • Signed by HC Sparta Praha
- 2011-05-03 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Avangard Omsk
- 2010-06-23 • Signed by Avangard Omsk
- 2010-03-03 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for a 2010 5th round pick (Sam Carrick)
- 2010-03-02 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Luca Caputi for Alexei Ponikarovsky
- 2009-09-29 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2006-03-09 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild with Shawn Belle for Willie Mitchell & a 2007 2nd round pick (Nico Sacchetti)
- 2005-08-03 • Signed by the Dallas Stars
- 2004-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Litvinov
- 2004-02-21 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Kurt Sauer & a 2005 4th round pick (Ray Macias)
- 1998-06-27 • Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche

Other memorable dates
- 1999-11-22 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Dallas Stars vs. Ed Belfour)
- 1999-10-05 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Nashville Predators)

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