Brett Skinner
| Brett Skinner | |||
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Skinner with the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2017 | |||
| Born |
June 28, 1983 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Islanders Amur Khabarovsk Iserlohn Roosters Tappara Modo Hockey Piráti Chomutov | ||
| NHL draft |
68th overall, 2002 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2017 | ||
Thomas Brett Skinner (born June 28, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He spent one season as the head coach of the Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) after serving five seasons as an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL.
Skinner played professional hockey for eleven seasons between 2005 and 2017, appearing in over 400 games for the American Hockey League (AHL) for 10 different clubs, and briefly in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), National Hockey League (NHL) and overseas in the Czech Republic. Skinner was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 68th overall in the 3rd round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.