Pēteris "Peter" Skudra (born April 24, 1973) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey goaltender and head coach. During a playing career that lasted from 1994 to 2007 he played for several teams in Latvia, Russia and North America. After starting his career in Latvia, Skudra moved to the North American minor leagues in 1994. He signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1997 and made his debut that year. Over the next six seasons, Skudra played for the Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Vancouver Canucks. In 2003, he moved to Russia, playing the last four seasons of his career. Playing in the NHL primarily as a back-up goalie, Skudra appeared in 146 games during his career.
| Pēteris Skudra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 24, 1973 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks Ak Bars Kazan Khimik Moscow Oblast CSKA Moscow Metallurg Novokuznetsk | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2007 | ||
Playing career
editOriginally signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh in 1997, Skudra went on to play 74 games with the Penguins over three years. After the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by the Boston Bruins. After playing for the Bruins in 2000–01 season, he was signed by the Vancouver Canucks as a backup to Dan Cloutier. Towards the end of the 2002–03 season, Skudra fell out of favor with coach Marc Crawford who instead decided to have Alex Auld backup Dan Cloutier for that season's playoffs.
In 2003, Skudra left North America for the Russian League, where he played for Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast, CSKA Moscow, and Metallurg Novokuznetsk. On October 22, 2007, Skudra announced his retirement after 13 professional seasons.[1]
Coaching career
editIn April 2013, Skudra was announced as the new head coach of Russian club, Torpedo Nizhniy Novgorod of the KHL.[2] He spent five seasons with the team. He also briefly coached Traktor Chelyabinsk in 2019.
On 20 July 2020, Skudra was introduced in a dual general manager and head coaching role with Latvian KHL club, Dinamo Riga.[3]
Roller hockey
editSkudra also played one season in the Roller Hockey International league for the Oklahoma Coyotes.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1990–91 | RASMS Riga | USSR-3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | RASMS Riga | USSR-3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga | RUS | 27 | — | — | — | 1498 | 74 | — | 2.96 | — | 1 | — | — | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Pardaugava Riga | LAT | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Pardaugava Riga | RUS | 14 | — | — | — | 783 | 42 | — | 3.22 | — | 1 | — | — | 55 | 4 | 4.36 | 0 | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hokeja Centrs Riga | LAT | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 33 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1612 | 113 | 0 | 4.20 | .869 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 341 | 28 | 0 | 4.92 | .872 | ||
| 1994–95 | Mississippi RiverKings | CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 6.00 | .830 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 681 | 47 | 0 | 4.14 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 30 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1657 | 98 | 0 | 3.55 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 32 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1615 | 101 | 0 | 3.75 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 11 | 0 | 3.30 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 851 | 26 | 0 | 1.83 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 499 | 23 | 0 | 2.77 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 775 | 37 | 0 | 2.86 | .910 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 512 | 20 | 1 | 2.34 | .922 | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1914 | 89 | 3 | 2.79 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 922 | 48 | 1 | 3.12 | .872 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .909 | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1116 | 62 | 0 | 3.33 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1166 | 47 | 1 | 2.42 | .907 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 3.13 | .891 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1192 | 54 | 1 | 2.72 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ak Bars Kazan | RUS | 9 | — | — | — | 545 | 20 | 0 | 2.20 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS | 34 | — | — | — | 2045 | 59 | 6 | 1.73 | .935 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Khimik Voskresensk | RUS | 42 | — | — | — | 2339 | 97 | 3 | 2.49 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | CSKA Moscow | RUS | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24 | .919 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.76 | .897 | ||
| 2006–07 | CSKA Moscow | RUS | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.93 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | RUS | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | .920 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.50 | .823 | ||
| NHL Totals | 146 | 51 | 47 | 20 | 7163 | 326 | 6 | 2.73 | .894 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 3.10 | .895 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Soviet Union | EJC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.02 | — | |
| 1993 | Latvia | WC-C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | Latvia | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 7.16 | — | |
| Junior totals | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.02 | — | |||
| Senior totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1.69 | — | |||
References
edit- ^ "Peter Skudra Retires". Goaltending Consulting Group. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Latvian Skudra becomes new head coach of Russian ice hockey club Nizhny Novgorod "Torpedo"".
- ^ "Peteris Skudra announced as Dinamo Riga head coach" (in Latvian). Dinamo Riga. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database