| Stuart Skinner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Skinner with theEdmonton Oilers in 2023 | |||
| Born | (1998-11-01)November 1, 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| NHL team | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft | 78th overall,2017 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Stuart Daniel Skinner[1] (born November 1, 1998) is a Canadian professionalice hockeygoaltender for theEdmonton Oilers of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round, 78th overall, in the2017 NHL entry draft by the Oilers.
Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor ice hockey at the South Side Athletic Club (SSAC), including overlapping seasons on the SSAC Lions of theAlberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL) with future Edmonton Oilers teammatesTyler Benson (two SSAC seasons) andJames Hamblin (one SSAC season).[2]
Skinner played major junior hockey in theWestern Hockey League with theLethbridge Hurricanes andSwift Current Broncos.[3]
On March 18, 2016, Skinner scored an empty net goal with the Lethbridge Hurricanes against theMedicine Hat Tigers, making him the only goaltender in franchise history and the seventh in WHL history to do so.[4]
After his selection in the2017 NHL Entry Draft, Skinner was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on May 14, 2018.[5]
Entering the final year of his entry-level contract, Skinner remained on the Oilers roster to start the pandemic-delayed2020–21 season. With an injury to veteranMike Smith, Skinner served as the Oilers backup toMikko Koskinen through the first 9 games.[6] He made his NHL debut and first career start on January 31, 2021, against theOttawa Senators, collecting his first win in an 8–5 victory.[7] Skinner would spend the remainder of the season with theBakersfield Condors of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). He would lead all goaltenders in wins with 20, and helped backstop Bakersfield to the Pacific Division Championship.[8]
Skinner would split the 2021–22 season between the AHL and the NHL. On February 14, 2022, Skinner recorded his first NHLshutout against theSan Jose Sharks, making 20 saves to win the game 3–0.[9]
During the2022–23 season, with the departure ofMikko Koskinen and injury toMike Smith, Skinner was initially expected to be the backup to newly signed goaltenderJack Campbell. Skinner's strong play along with Campbell's struggling performance led Skinner to take over the starter position.[10] On January 19, 2023, the NHL announced Skinner as one of three final players of thePacific Division voted in the2023 NHL All-Star Game, along with teammateLeon Draisaitl.[11][12] Skinner ultimately appeared in 50 games in the regular season, recording a 29–14–5 record with a .914 save percentage. He was voted a finalist for theCalder Memorial Trophy, the NHL'sRookie of the Year award.[13]
On January 23, 2024, during the2023–24 season, Skinner recorded his 11th consecutive win, beating the franchise record of 10 previously held byGrant Fuhr.[14]
Skinner is the youngest of nine siblings, all of whom have first names that begin with the letter "S".[15] He met his wife, Chloe, after a WHL game he played inLethbridge; they married in June 2020.[15] Their first son, Beau, was born in 2023 and their second son, Darcy, was born in 2025.[16][17]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2011–12 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.59 | .910 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60 | .900 | ||
| 2012–13 | SSAC Lions | AMBHL | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75 | .929 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45 | .947 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 17 | 0 | 5.17 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 43 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2,327 | 143 | 1 | 3.69 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 44 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2,238 | 102 | 3 | 2.73 | .920 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 191 | 12 | 0 | 3.76 | .862 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 60 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 3,386 | 184 | 2 | 3.26 | .905 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 12,43 | 64 | 0 | 3.09 | .916 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 31 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1,737 | 98 | 4 | 3.38 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1,433 | 64 | 2 | 2.68 | .914 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1,609 | 59 | 6 | 2.20 | .932 | ||
| 2018–19 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 41 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2,260 | 119 | 4 | 3.16 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 362 | 18 | 0 | 2.99 | .879 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 7 | 0 | 2.39 | .918 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 41 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2,267 | 125 | 1 | 3.31 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 3.62 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.03 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 31 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1,787 | 125 | 2 | 2.38 | .914 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 336 | 15 | 0 | 2.68 | .907 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 35 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2,088 | 77 | 5 | 2.21 | .920 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 14 | 0 | 2.82 | .911 | ||
| 2021–22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 735 | 32 | 1 | 2.62 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 50 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2,904 | 133 | 1 | 2.75 | .914 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 619 | 38 | 0 | 3.68 | .883 | ||
| 2023–24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 59 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 3,362 | 147 | 2 | 2.62 | .905 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1,373 | 56 | 1 | 2.45 | .901 | ||
| 2024–25 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 51 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2,942 | 138 | 3 | 2.81 | .896 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 881 | 44 | 3 | 2.99 | .889 | ||
| NHL totals | 174 | 98 | 54 | 14 | 10,001 | 455 | 7 | 2.73 | .906 | 50 | 26 | 22 | 2,874 | 138 | 4 | 2.88 | .893 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 12 | 0 | 4.05 | .831 | |
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 2.82 | .860 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 304 | 18 | 0 | 3.55 | .849 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| AMBHL | ||
| Champion (SSAC Lions) | 2012 | |
| BestGAA (1.75) | 2013 | |
| Top Goaltender | 2013 | |
| WHL | ||
| Ed Chynoweth Cup champion | 2018 | |
| NHL | ||
| NHL All-Star Game | 2023 | |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 2023 | [18] |