| Alf Skinner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Skinner with theToronto Arenas. | |||
| Born | (1894-01-26)January 26, 1894 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | April 11, 1961(1961-04-11) (aged 67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | NHA Toronto Shamrocks Toronto Blueshirts Montreal Wanderers NHL Toronto Arenas Boston Bruins Montreal Maroons Pittsburgh Pirates PCHA Vancouver Millionaires Vancouver Maroons AHA Duluth Hornets CPHL Kitchener Millionaires Kitchener Flying Dutchmen | ||
| Playing career | 1913–1930 | ||
Alfred "Dutch" Skinner (January 26, 1894 – April 11, 1961) was a Canadianice hockey right winger. During his career, which lasted from 1913 to 1930, he played for several teams in theNational Hockey Association,National Hockey League, andPacific Coast Hockey Association. His longest tenure was with theVancouver Millionaires (later Maroons) of the PCHA. With theToronto Arenas he won theStanley Cup in1918, where he set four NHL records that remain unbroken over a hundred years later, and played for the Cup a further three times with Vancouver.
Skinner played junior hockey for the Toronto Argonauts (1911–12) and the Parkdale Canoe Club (1912–13) and senior hockey with the Toronto Rowing Club (1913–14). He turned professional in 1914 with theToronto Shamrocks of theNational Hockey Association. After one season, the team evolved into theToronto Blueshirts. During the 1916–17 season, the league suspended operations of the Blueshirts, and Skinner finished the season with theMontreal Wanderers.
With the creation of theNational Hockey League in1917, Skinner returned to Toronto and played for theStanley Cup-winningToronto Arenas club, which consisted mostly of Toronto Blueshirts players. Skinner was the offensive star of the Cup championships, scoring eight goals in five games in the1918 Stanley Cup Finals.
During the 1917–18 NHL season Skinner was also involved in a violent tussle withMontreal Canadiens defencemanJoe Hall, during a game on January 28, 1918. Both players were arrested for assault and appeared in a Toronto court together on January 29 where both were released after being handed a suspended sentence.[1]
In 1919, Skinner went west to play forVancouver in thePacific Coast Hockey Association.[2] The team unsuccessfully challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1921 and 1922. The 1920–21 season was Skinner's best, when he scored 20 goals in 24 games.
When the PCHA merged with theWestern Canada Hockey League in 1924, Skinner returned to the NHL to play for theBoston Bruins. He was traded during the season to theMontreal Maroons and finished the year with just one goal in 27 games. He was signed by thePittsburgh Pirates to start the 1925–26 season, but only played seven games with the team, ending his NHL career.
In 1926–27, Skinner played in the minor professionalAmerican Hockey Association for theDuluth Hornets. For the next two seasons, he was player-coach for Kitchener in theCanadian Professional Hockey League. When that league became theInternational Hockey League in 1929, Skinner became player-coach for the Guelph Maple Leafs in the newCanadian Professional Hockey League. He led the team to the championship in the league's only year of operations. He retired as a player in 1930.
Outside of hockey, Skinner was an employee of the City of Toronto and served a term as president of the Spadina Men's Progressive Conservative Association. He died in April, 1961 at age 67 at his home in Toronto and was buried atMount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.[3]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1911–12 | Toronto Argonauts | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Toronto Rowing Club | OHA Sr | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Toronto Shamrocks | NHA | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 23 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Blueshirts | NHA | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 20 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Arenas | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Arenas | NHL | 17 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 22 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 24 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1920–21 | Vancouver Millionaires | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1921–22 | Vancouver Millionaires | PCHA | 24 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1921–22 | Vancouver Millionaires | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 23 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1922–23 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | PCHA | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | West-PO | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Vancouver Maroons | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1924–25 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1925–26 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Kitchener Millionaires | Can-Pro | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Kitchener Flying Dutchmen | Can-Am | 39 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1929–30 | Guelph Maple Leafs | Can-Pro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHA totals | 59 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| PCHA/WHL totals | 122 | 64 | 12 | 76 | 137 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 71 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||