Peter Skudra

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Riga, U.S.S.R. (now Latvia), April 24, 1973.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 177-189 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (Pittsburgh, Vancouver), 35 (Boston).
CATCHES: Left
STYLE:
STRENGTHS: Remarkable athleticism.
WEAKNESSES:

Name pronounced SKOO-druh.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Came to camp on tryout and has been pleasant surprise. Currently No. 3 goalie on depth chart." (Mike Dudurich, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"Has recorded three shutouts, two against the Maple Leafs. He missed 15 games with a bruised left leg. He has certainly paid his dues, playing in the Central Hockey League, ECHL, AHL and IHL before making it to the NHL. His save percentage was a mere .892 and needs improvement. Let's just say Skudra would be wise to rent, not buy, property in Pittsburgh Jean-Sebastien Aubin will push him hard for the backup job this year. He will battle with Aubin for the backup job." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 119)

"Skudra's stock has dropped. Wildly inconsistent, he gets rattled too easily and has a penchant for giving up a soft goal. Still, Skudra has the talent to tend goal in the NHL so all is not lost." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 219)

"Skudra was a wanted man at the start of the 2000-01 campaign. Both the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins claimed the Latvian netminder early on because of the need for an experienced backup. He did appear in 26 games, but continued his penchant for giving up bad goals at the worst possible moment." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 227)

"After Martin Brochu failed to handle backup duties with the Canucks, Skudra was brought in and filled the role admirably last season. In fact, he wound up starting more games than expected during Dan Cloutier's absence. The Canucks didn't miss a beat with the Latvian tending goal. Skudra has good size and reflexes but gets into trouble when he wanders from the crease." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 187)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins, September 25, 1997.
Signed as free agent (one year) by Boston Bruins, October 3, 2000.
Claimed on waivers by Buffalo Sabres, October 6, 2000.
Claimed on waivers by Boston Bruins, November 14, 2000.
Signed as free agent by Vancouver Canucks, November 7, 2001.
Signed with AK Bars Kazan (Russian League), May 31, 2003.
Signed with CSKA Moscow (Russian League), July 7, 2005.

ACCOLADES:

INJURIES:

Separated shoulder; missed first two games of season, September 8, 1998.
Bruised lower left leg; missed fourteen games, November 3, 1998.
Injured ankle; missed three games, November 6, 1999.
Suffered concussion; missed two games, December 26, 1999.
Suffered from the flu; missed two games, February 11, 2000.

RECORDS:

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Doug Gilmour), October 16, 1999.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS     3STARS
92-93 Pardauvaga Riga CIS         27   1498                74   2.96
93-94 Pardauvaga Riga CIS         14    783                42   3.22
94-95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL    33   1612  13   9   5   113   4.21                    0
95-96 Erie Panthers ECHL          12    681   3   8   1    47   4.14                    0
      Johnstown Chiefs ECHL       30   1657  12  11   4    98   3.55                    0
96-97 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL        4    200   2   1   1    11   3.30                    0
      Hamilton Bulldogs AHL       32   1615   8  16   2   101   3.75                    0
97-98 Houston Aeros IHL            9    499   5   3   1    23   2.77                    0
      Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     17    851   6   4   3    26   1.83     341   .924     0   0   1     2    24.04  963.82
      Kansas City Blades IHL      13    776  10   3   0    37   2.86                    0
98-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     37   1914  15  11   5    89   2.79     822   .892     3   0   0     2    25.77  934.67
99-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL     20    922   5   7   3    48   3.12     374   .872     1   0   0     0    24.34  912.22
00-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL           1      0   0   0   0     0   0.00       0    ---     0   0   0     0    -----  ------   0-0-0  (0)
      Rochester Americans AHL      2    120   2   0   0     5   2.50      58   .914     0   0   0     0
      Boston Bruins NHL           25   1116   6  12   1    62   3.33     511   .879     0   0   0     0    27.47  924.46   0-0-4  (4)
      Providence Bruins AHL        3    180   3   0   0     5   1.67      75   .933     0   0   0     0
01-02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL       3    179   2   1   0     8   2.69     100   .920     0   0   0     0
      Vancouver Canucks NHL       23   1166  10   8   2    47   2.42     508   .907     1   0   0     2    26.14  951.05
02-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL       23   1192   9   5   6    54   2.72     522   .897     1   0   1     0
      Manitoba Moose AHL           1     60   1   0   0     3   3.00      32   .906     0   0   0     0
03-04 Kazan Ak Bars RUSSIA         9                                                        0   0     0
      Voskresensk Khimik RUSSIA   35                                                        0   1    49
04-05 Voskresensk Khimik RUSSIA   43                                                        0   2     2
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS              146   7161  51  47  20   326   2.73    3078  0.894     6   0   2     6
      
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
92-93 Pardauvaga Riga CIS          1     60            5   5.00                    0
93-94 Pardauvaga Riga CIS          1     55            4   4.36                    0
94-95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL     6    341   2   2   28   4.93                    0
97-98 Kansas City Blades IHL       8    513   4   4   20   2.34                    1
99-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL      1     20   0   0    1   3.00      11   .909     0   0   0     0    33.00  964.09
01-02 Vancouver Canucks NHL        2     96   0   1    5   3.13      46   .891     0   0   0     0    28.75  939.22
TWO (2) NHL POSTSEASONS            3    116   0   1    6   3.10      57  0.895     0   0   0     0    29.48  943.87

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by Pittsburgh Penguins.
11/05/97: - (27m20s, 7/8) 2-5 defeat vs. Dallas (Belfour) [Replaced Wregget].
11/07/97: T (65m, 23/24) 1-1 OT tie at Detroit (Osgood).
11/12/97: - (20m, 8/8) 1-4 defeat vs. Washington (Kolzig) [Replaced Barrasso].
11/29/97: - (31m59s, 8/9) 6-3 victory vs. Montreal (Moog, Thibault) [Replaced Barrasso].
12/06/97: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Anaheim (Hebert).
12/27/97: L (57m58s, 26/27) 0-1 defeat vs. Montreal (Moog) [Replaced by Barrasso, replaced Barrasso].
12/29/97: W (40m, 12/12) 5-1 victory vs. NY Islanders (Salo, Fichaud) [Replaced Barrasso].
12/31/97: W (60m, 24/26) 3-2 victory vs. Carolina (Jablonski).
01/03/98: L (63m04s, 9/14) 4-5 OT defeat vs. Colorado (Roy).
01/06/98: W (60m, 24/26) 4-2 victory at NY Islanders (Fichaud).
01/07/98: L (58m40s, 29/31) 1-3 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced by Wregget, replaced Wregget].
01/10/98: W (60m, 25/26) 4-1 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur, Dunham).
03/11/98: W (60m, 31/32) 4-1 victory vs. Calgary (Roloson).
03/21/98: - (1m04s, 0/0) 4-3 victory vs. Philadelphia (Hextall) [Replaced Barrasso, replaced by Barrasso].
03/26/98: L (60m, 14/18) 3-4 defeat at NY Islanders (Salo).
03/28/98: T (65m, 23/25) 2-2 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Cloutier).
03/29/98: T (64m13s, 28/29) 1-1 OT tie vs. Ottawa (Rhodes) [Replaced by Wregget, replaced Wregget].
10/17/98: T (53m55s, 17/19) 3-3 OT tie vs. NY Rangers (Richter) [Replaced Barrasso].
10/21/98: L (48m03s, 13/16) 0-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Puppa) [Replaced by Aubin, replaced Aubin].
10/24/98: L (59m, 21/26) 4-6 defeat vs. Toronto (Potvin).
10/26/98: W (60m, 27/27) 2-0 victory at Toronto (Joseph).
10/28/98: W (60m, 14/16) 5-2 victory at Calgary (Wregget).
10/30/98: T (65m, 18/20) 2-2 OT tie at Vancouver (Snow).
10/31/98: - (1m11s, 0/0) 1-4 defeat at Edmonton (Essensa) [Replaced Aubin, replaced by Aubin].
11/03/98: T (56m06s, 19/23) 4-4 OT tie vs. Philadelphia (Vanbiesbrouck) [Replaced by Aubin, replaced Aubin, replaced by Aubin].
12/21/98: - (40m, 14/19) 1-7 defeat at Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Barrasso].
12/22/98: L (60m, 28/31) 0-3 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Storr).
12/26/98: W (61m18s, 30/31) 2-1 OT victory vs. Ottawa (Tugnutt).
12/30/98: W (60m, 26/30) 7-4 victory vs. Florida (McLean).
01/26/99: L (40m, 11/16) 3-5 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe) [Replaced Barrasso].
01/28/99: W (60m, 21/21) 6-0 victory vs. Toronto (Reese).
01/30/99: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Boston (Tallas).
01/31/99: W (60m, 23/26) 5-3 victory at Montreal (Hackett).
02/02/99: W (60m, 31/34) 5-3 victory vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
02/11/99: W (41m21s, 8/11) 6-5 OT victory vs. Vancouver (Hirsch) [Replaced Barrasso].
02/13/99: W (63m39s, 32/34) 3-2 OT victory at Nashville (Vokoun).
02/15/99: W (60m, 29/32) 7-3 victory vs. Washington (Kolzig, Tabaracci).
02/17/99: L (60m, 28/31) 1-3 defeat at NY Islanders (Salo).
02/22/99: W (60m, 19/20) 4-1 victory vs. Phoenix (Khabibulin, Esche).
02/26/99: - (0m20s, 0/0) 4-6 defeat at Dallas (Belfour) [Replaced Barrasso, replaced by Barrasso].
03/03/99: T (52m01s, 24/27) 4-4 OT tie vs. Montreal (Hackett) [Replaced Barrasso].
03/05/99: T (65m, 19/21) 2-2 OT tie vs. Edmonton (Essensa).
03/07/99: L (59m, 21/24) 1-3 defeat vs. Colorado (Billington).
03/09/99: L (60m, 20/23) 2-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/10/99: W (62m49s, 19/21) 3-2 OT victory at Carolina (Irbe).
03/13/99: W (60m, 24/24) 4-0 victory vs. Philadelphia (Hextall).
03/16/99: - (40m, 13/14) 2-2 OT tie vs. Dallas (Turek) [Replaced by Aubin].
03/23/99: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory vs. Chicago (Thibault, Fitzpatrick).
03/25/99: L (59m, 34/38) 3-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
03/30/99: L (59m, 21/26) 4-6 defeat vs. Ottawa (Rhodes).
04/03/99: - (20m, 7/8) 2-4 defeat vs. New Jersey (Terreri) [Replaced Aubin].
04/05/99: L (59m, 19/21) 1-3 defeat at Buffalo (Hasek).
04/08/99: L (60m, 30/33) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Vanbiesbrouck).
04/17/99: - (20m, 3/6) 2-7 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Flaherty) [Replaced Barrasso].
10/07/99: W (51m38s, 18/22) 7-5 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur, Terreri) [Replaced Barrasso].
10/08/99: T (65m, 15/18) 3-3 OT tie vs. Colorado (Roy).
10/14/99: W (60m, 28/30) 5-2 victory at NY Rangers (McLean, Hnilicka, McLean).
10/16/99: T (65m, 22/25) 3-3 OT tie vs. Chicago (Thibault).
10/23/99: L (60m, 23/26) 2-3 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe).
10/28/99: L (40m26s, 9/13) 3-5 defeat at Los Angeles (Fiset) [Replaced Aubin].
10/30/99: T (65m, 30/31) 1-1 OT tie at San Jose (Shields).
11/02/99: L (60m, 15/20) 4-5 defeat vs. Los Angeles (Storr).
11/04/99: L (60m, 21/23) 1-2 defeat at Ottawa (Lalime).
11/23/99: W (20m, 10/11) 3-1 victory vs. Toronto (Joseph) [Replaced Aubin].
11/27/99: L (40m, 7/11) 3-5 defeat at Carolina (Irbe) [Replaced by Barrasso].
12/18/99: L (39m, 15/17) 2-5 defeat vs. Florida (Shtalenkov) [Replaced Barrasso].
12/20/99: - (20m, 6/6) 1-5 defeat at Montreal (Hackett) [Replaced Aubin].
12/21/99: W (60m, 21/21) 4-0 victory at NY Islanders (Luongo).
12/23/99: W (60m, 19/22) 4-3 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Cloutier).
12/26/99: - (37m05s, 12/13) 4-2 victory at Chicago (Thibault) [Replaced by Aubin].
01/29/00: - (25m42s, 7/9) 1-7 defeat vs. Anaheim (Hebert) [Replaced Aubin].
03/01/00: - (17m34s, 10/13) 2-8 defeat at Calgary (Brathwaite) [Replaced Aubin].
04/09/00: L (60m, 30/33) 1-3 defeat at Boston (Grahame).
05/07/00: - (20m, 10/11) 3-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Boucher) [Replaced Tugnutt].
Claimed off waivers by Buffalo Sabres.
10/20/00: - (0m27s, 0/0) 2-2 OT tie vs. Anaheim (Roussel) [Replaced Hasek, replaced by Hasek].
Claimed off waivers by Boston Bruins.
11/22/00: W (60m, 42/46) 5-4 victory at Detroit (Osgood, Legace, Osgood).
11/24/00: L (60m, 27/30) 1-3 defeat vs. Carolina (Irbe).
11/26/00: T (65m, 31/35) 4-4 OT tie vs. Los Angeles (Storr).
11/28/00: W (60m, 17/18) 3-1 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Snow).
12/01/00: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at Washington (Kolzig).
12/02/00: L (60m, 26/28) 0-2 defeat vs. Washington (Kolzig).
12/04/00: L (60m, 21/26) 4-5 defeat at Atlanta (Hnilicka).
12/06/00: W (60m, 27/29) 3-2 victory at Pittsburgh (Snow).
12/08/00: L (64m51s, 31/34) 2-3 OT defeat at Columbus (Denis).
12/09/00: W (60m, 18/22) 6-4 victory vs. NY Rangers (Richter).
12/12/00: L (42m07s, 21/23) 0-3 defeat vs. Buffalo (Hasek) [Replaced by Raycroft].
12/29/00: - (16m54s, 9/10) 0-3 defeat at Florida (Luongo) [Replaced Dafoe].
01/16/01: - (3m26s, 1/1) 5-4 victory at New Jersey (Terreri) [Replaced Dafoe, replaced by Dafoe, replaced Dafoe].
01/18/01: L (53m19s, 14/16) 2-4 defeat at Carolina (Irbe) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/01/01: - (0m39s, 0/0) 0-3 defeat vs. Montreal (Theodore) [Replaced Dafoe, replaced by Dafoe].
02/09/01: - (25m24s, 12/15) 1-5 defeat at Atlanta (Rhodes) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/10/01: W (58m36s, 18/19) 6-2 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Weekes, Kochan) [Replaced Dafoe].
02/15/01: W (60m, 26/29) 6-3 victory at Tampa Bay (Kochan).
02/16/01: L (25m53s, 9/11) 1-2 defeat at Florida (Luongo) [Replaced by Grahame].
02/21/01: L (52m, 20/26) 2-8 defeat at Colorado (Roy) [Replaced by Grahame, replaced Grahame].
02/23/01: L (60m53s, 14/19) 4-5 OT defeat at Dallas (Belfour).
02/24/01: L (61m20s, 22/25) 2-3 OT defeat at St. Louis (Turek).
03/10/01: L (47m07s, 16/19) 5-7 defeat vs. Atlanta (Maracle) [Replaced Grahame].
03/24/01: - (0m38s, 0/0) 2-4 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy) [Replaced Dafoe, replaced by Dafoe].
04/06/01: - (1m13sm, 0/0) 2-5 defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced Dafoe, replaced by Dafoe].
Signed as free agent by Vancouver Canucks.
11/20/01: - (12m21s, 3/3) 0-3 defeat vs. Ottawa (Lalime) [Replaced Cloutier].
11/21/01: W (60m, 27/28) 4-1 victory at Pittsburgh (Hedberg).
11/28/01: T (64m47s, 27/30) 3-3 OT tie at Chicago (Thibault).
11/30/01: - (46m14s, 7/9) 2-5 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy) [Replaced Cloutier].
12/02/01: - (1m02s, 0/0) 2-4 defeat vs. Dallas (Belfour) [Replaced Cloutier, replaced by Cloutier].
12/08/01: L (58m54s, 19/24) 3-5 defeat vs. San Jose (Kiprusoff).
12/13/01: L (37m58s, 9/11) 3-6 defeat at Los Angeles (Potvin) [Replaced Cloutier].
12/29/01: W (60m, 32/34) 4-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Brodeur, Damphousse).
01/08/02: L (58m48s, 23/26) 2-3 defeat at Buffalo (Biron).
01/09/02: L (62m13s, 43/48) 4-5 OT defeat at Detroit (Hasek).
01/21/02: W (49m42s, 23/27) 7-5 victory at Carolina (Irbe, Barrasso) [Replaced Cloutier].
01/25/02: W (59m50s, 20/21) 6-1 victory vs. Toronto (Joseph, Schwab).
01/26/02: W (60m, 29/29) 2-0 victory at Calgary (Turek).
01/28/02: W (59m58s, 13/14) 5-1 victory vs. Nashville (Dunham, Vokoun).
01/30/02: T (65m, 32/34) 2-2 OT tie vs. Edmonton (Salo).
02/04/02: W (59m58s, 22/24) 4-2 victory vs. Phoenix (Burke).
02/08/02: W (60m, 25/26) 4-1 victory at Calgary (Turek).
02/09/02: L (59m11s, 25/29) 3-4 defeat vs. Calgary (Turek).
02/12/02: L (62m03s, 27/29) 1-2 OT defeat vs. Boston (Dafoe).
03/07/02: L (11m05s, 3/5) 1-6 defeat at Phoenix (Burke) [Replaced by Cloutier].
03/10/02: L (33m41s, 13/15) 4-7 defeat vs. San Jose (Nabokov) [Replaced Cloutier].
03/17/02: W (62m51s, 16/18) 3-2 OT victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
04/13/02: W (60m, 23/24) 4-1 victory at Calgary (Vernon).
04/25/02: - (44m28s, 20/21) 0-4 defeat at Detroit (Hasek) [Replaced Cloutier].
04/27/02: L (51m30s, 21/25) 4-6 defeat vs. Detroit (Hasek) [Replaced Cloutier].
10/19/02: T (64m58s, 14/16) 2-2 OT tie at Los Angeles (Potvin).
10/31/02: - (33m49s, 8/10) 1-5 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy) [Replaced Cloutier].
11/06/02: - (19m57s, 3/3) 0-4 defeat at Dallas (Turco) [Replaced Cloutier].
11/29/02: W (60m, 32/35) 5-3 victory at Tampa Bay (Khabibulin).
12/09/02: L (59m20s, 13/15) 1-2 defeat vs. Calgary (Turek).
12/15/02: T (64m52s, 30/33) 3-3 OT tie vs. Calgary (Turek).
12/19/02: W (60m, 30/31) 3-1 victory at Nashville (Vokoun).
12/21/02: W (61m56s, 27/30) 4-3 OT victory vs. Edmonton (Salo).
12/23/02: L (35m58s, 19/23) 3-5 defeat at Colorado (Roy) [Replaced by Moss].
12/26/02: W (59m56s, 24/26) 4-2 victory at Edmonton (Salo).
01/11/03: L (58m05s, 22/24) 0-3 defeat at San Jose (Kiprusoff).
01/26/03: W (60m, 20/20) 1-0 victory vs. Phoenix (Bierk).
02/05/03: T (64m59s, 24/28) 4-4 OT tie at Columbus (Denis).
02/18/03: W (18m42s, 4/4) 4-3 OT victory at Detroit (Joseph) [Replaced Cloutier].
02/20/03: W (59m54s, 22/24) 4-2 victory at St. Louis (Brathwaite, Johnson).
02/27/03: L (58m38s, 26/29) 2-3 defeat vs. San Jose (Nabokov).
03/01/03: T (64m55s, 20/21) 1-1 OT tie at Montreal (Theodore).
03/03/03: W (60m, 37/41) 6-4 victory at Boston (Hackett).
03/04/03: L (2m49s, 1/3) 1-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Cechmanek) [Replaced Auld].
03/06/03: - (34m09s, 19/23) 4-5 OT defeat at Columbus (Denis) [Replaced by Auld].
03/08/03: T (64m33s, 16/19) 3-3 OT tie at Toronto (Belfour).
03/11/03: W (59m58s, 28/31) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (DiPietro).
03/13/03: T (64m56s, 29/33) 4-4 OT tie vs. St. Louis (Johnson).

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