Larry Skinner
Larry Skinner | |
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| Born | April 21, 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Professional ice hockey player, ice hockey coach |
| Years active | 1970s–1980s (player), 2010– (coach) |
| Known for | Playing in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies; assistant coach for Ottawa 67s |
Larry Foster Skinner (born April 21, 1956, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey player who competed in the National Hockey League. Throughout his career, he participated in 47 contests with the Colorado Rockies and primarily played in the American Hockey League. His playing tenure also included stints in the Central Hockey League as well as European circuits located in Austria and France. On August 11, 2010, Skinner took on the position of assistant coach for the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League, after previously serving in a similar capacity with the Nepean Raiders of the Central Junior Hockey League.
Notably, Skinner netted the inaugural goal for the Colorado Rockies franchise on October 5, 1976.
Regular season and playoffs
... [statistics continue similarly, truncated for brevity] ...| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Clubs | WCHL | 70 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Ottawa 67s | OMJHL | 59 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 46 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 67 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 34 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| AHL totals | 285 | 116 | 197 | 313 | 131 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||