Warren Skorodenski
BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 22, 1960.
- HEIGHT: 6'1".
- WEIGHT: 180 lbs.
- UNIFORM #: 1 (Chicago), 30 (Edmonton).
- CATCHES:
- STYLE:
- STRENGTHS:
- WEAKNESSES:
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:
TRANSACTIONS:
- Signed as free agent by Chicago Black Hawks, August 12, 1979.
- Signed as free agent by Edmonton Oilers, October 8, 1987.
ACCOLADES:
- Shared (with Bob Janecyk) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, 1981-82
INJURIES:
- Suffered groin injury; missed thirteen games, February 20, 1985.
DISCIPLINE:
- Suspended for twenty games for shoving referee Dave Lynch while playing
for the Sherbrooke Jets of the American Hockey League, November 29, 1983. The incident
occurred in a game November 20 against the New Haven Nighthawks. According to AHL
vice-president Gordon Anziano: "The incident occurred after an overtime goal
against Skorodenski that came during a power play resulting from a tripping penalty
against the goalie. After the goal, Skorodenski threw his stick into the stands, went
from his net toward Lynch at center ice, and skated into him. Skorodenski then
grabbed Lynch by the sweater and threw him into the glass, which he happened to be next
to." (New York Times, November 30, 1983)
FIRSTS:
- First National Hockey League shutout: November 17, 1984, 32 saves in a 7-0 victory at Hartford against the Whalers.
PENALTY SHOTS:
DID YOU KNOW?
- Warren was perhaps most famous for his goaltender mask, which was a skeleton's face.
SEASON RECORDS:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
75-76 Winnipeg Clubs WCHL 2 62 1 0 0 6 5.81 35 .829 0 0 0 0
77-78 Calgary Wranglers WCHL 53 2460 213 5.20 1 0 1 48
78-79 Calgary Wranglers WCHL 66 3595 26 31 5 309 5.16 1 0 3 58
79-80 Calgary Wranglers WCHL 66 3724 39 23 2 261 4.21 2058 .873 1 0 4 60
80-81 Flint Generals IHL 47 2602 189 4.36 2 0 1 64
New Brunswick Hawks AHL 2 124 1 0 1 9 4.35 52 .827 0 0 0 0
81-82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 28 2.55 3 0 0 2
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 60 0 1 0 5 5.00 0 0 0 0
82-83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 25 1450 11 11 1 81 3.35 813 .900 1 0 0 2
Springfield Indians AHL 13 592 49 4.97 0 0 0 0
83-84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 19 0 0 12
Springfield Indians AHL 14 0 0 10
84-85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 27 1396 11 9 3 75 3.22 775 .903 2 0 0 2
85-86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 32 1716 11 14 2 109 3.81 853 .872 0 0 0 10
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1 60 0 1 0 6 6.00 45 .867 0 0 0 0
86-87 Saginaw Generals IHL 6 0 0 0
Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 32 1813 12 15 3 121 4.00 947 .872 2 0 2 13
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 3 155 1 0 1 7 2.71 90 .922 0 0 0 0
87-88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 47 2746 25 15 5 171 3.74 1454 .882 0 0 3 16
Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 61 0 0 0 7 6.89 25 .720 0 0 0 0
88-89 Canada NATIONAL TEAM 22 1160 82 4.24 0 0 0 0
Cape Breton Oilers AHL 25 1497 11 13 1 111 4.45 820 .865 0 0 1 15
89-90 Canada NATIONAL TEAM 41 2182 140 3.85 0 0 0 0
90-91 Canada NATIONAL TEAM 2 120 5 2.50 0 0 0 0
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
78-79 Calgary Wranglers WHL 15 0 0 4
79-80 Calgary Wranglers WHL 7 0 1 7
80-81 Flint Generals IHL 6 0 0 0
80-81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 2 0 0 0
82-83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 5 0 0 0
83-84 Springfield Indians AHL 2 0 0 0
84-85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 2 33 0 0 6 10.91 28 .786 0 0 0 0
86-87 Saginaw Generals IHL 6 0 0 12
87-88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 5 0 0 0
NHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- 10/21/84: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory vs. Los Angeles (Eliot).
- 11/03/84: - (18m28s, 4/5) 4-6 defeat at Vancouver (Caprice) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 11/05/84: W (40m, 14/16) 3-2 victory at Los Angeles (Janecyk) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 11/07/84: W (60m, 36/39) 5-3 victory at Calgary (Edwards).
- 11/17/84: W (60m, 32/32) 7-0 victory at Hartford (Weeks).
- 11/24/84: W (60m, 37/38) 2-1 victory at Boston (Peeters).
- 11/27/84: L (60m, 44/48) 2-4 defeat at Philadelphia (Froese).
- 12/07/84: L (60m, 30/35) 4-5 defeat at Detroit (Stefan).
- 12/19/84: - (49m17s, 17/19) 3-6 defeat vs. Buffalo (Barrasso) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 12/21/84: W (60m, 31/34) 4-3 victory vs. Toronto (St. Croix).
- 01/05/85: L (60m, 37/41) 3-4 defeat at Hartford (Millen).
- 01/13/85: L (40m, 15/19) 5-6 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Smith) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 01/16/85: W (60m, 31/34) 6-3 victory vs. Winnipeg (Behrend, Holden).
- 01/18/85: L (60m, 20/24) 3-4 defeat at Buffalo (Sauve).
- 01/23/85: L (60m, 24/27) 2-3 defeat vs. Washington (Riggin).
- 01/30/85: L (59m, 31/36) 3-6 defeat vs. Winnipeg (Hayward).
- 02/09/85: - (20m, 8/12) 6-5 victory at Boston (Peeters) [Replaced by Bannerman].
- 02/16/85: - (39m, 17/18) 4-7 defeat at Detroit (Stefan) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 02/17/85: T (25m, 12/13) 4-4 OT tie vs. Detroit (Stefan) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 02/20/85: W (60m, 32/34) 3-2 victory vs. Montreal (Soetaert).
- 03/20/85: L (60m, 26/32) 4-6 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr).
- 03/22/85: W (60m, 33/34) 3-1 victory at Calgary (Lemelin).
- 03/27/85: W (13m9s, 7/7) 5-2 victory vs. Philadelphia (Lindbergh) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 03/29/85: T (65m, 33/38) 5-5 OT tie at Winnipeg (Hayward).
- 03/31/85: L (60m, 22/29) 3-7 defeat vs. Edmonton (Fuhr).
- 04/03/85: W (60m, 34/34) 5-0 victory vs. New Jersey (Low).
- 04/06/85: T (65m, 30/32) 2-2 OT tie at Detroit (Micalef).
- 04/10/85: - (13m15s, 12/14) 9-5 victory vs. Detroit (Stefan, Micalef) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 05/04/85: - (20m, 10/14) 2-11 defeat at Edmonton (Fuhr) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 10/12/85: L (60m, 39/45) 3-6 defeat at Montreal (Penney).
- 03/17/87: - (30m07s, 22/22) 3-3 OT tie at Minnesota (Beaupre) [Replaced Bannerman].
- 03/18/87: W (60m, 39/42) 6-3 victory at Toronto (Wregget, Bester).
- 04/01/87: T (65m, 22/26) 4-4 OT tie vs. Minnesota (Beaupre).
- Signed as free agent by Edmonton Oilers, October 8, 1987.
- 02/06/88: - (29m55s, 11/14) 2-7 defeat at Los Angeles (Melanson) [Replaced Fuhr].
- 02/12/88: - (7m44s, 1/1) 4-7 defeat vs. Boston (Lemelin) [Replaced Fuhr].
- 02/14/88: - (22m32s, 6/10) 7-6 victory vs. Vancouver (Caprice) [Replaced by Fuhr].
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