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Czechia Martin Skoula
#41 Bílí Tygři Liberec / Czechia - 14/15
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time CHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 28, 1979
Position
D
Age
44
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

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

Sons: Matej Skoula, Vojtech Skoula

Use/Embed statistics

Martin Skoula 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* |

Martin Skoula 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* |

Martin Skoula 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Martin Skoula Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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 Toronto Maple Leafs New Jersey Devils
03/03/2010 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs
09/30/2009
09/30/2009 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins
Player Biography and Trivia

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)