Paul Skidmore Explained

Birth Date:July 22, 1956
Birth Place:Smithtown, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Right
Played For:St. Louis Blues
Draft:61st overall
Draft Year:1976
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Wha Draft:73rd overall
Wha Draft Year:1976
Wha Draft Team:Cincinnati Stingers
Career Start:1979
Career End:1985

Paul Skidmore (born July 22, 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues during the 1981–82 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1985, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1970–71Long Island DucklingsNYJHL
1971–72Suffolk DucksNYJHL30 1800 134 1 4.47
1972–73Suffolk DucksNYJHL37 2179 142 2 3.91
1973–74Suffolk DucksNYJHL12 819 46 3 3.37
1974–75Suffolk DucksNYJHL11 660 36 0 3.27
1975–76Boston CollegeECAC27 13 10 1 1500 105 0 4.20
1976–77Boston CollegeECAC25 15 9 1 1510 105 1 4.17
1977–78Boston CollegeECAC25 18 7 0 1417 88 2 3.73
1978–79Boston CollegeECAC18 8 9 0 1039 95 0 5.49
1979–80Port Huron FlagsIHL36 2138 131 2 3.68 1 0 0 31 5 0 9.62
1980–81Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL40 24 14 2 2414 150 1 3.73 .873
1981–82St. Louis BluesNHL2 1 1 0 120 6 0 2.32 .878
1981–82Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL50 21 27 1 2996 192 3 3.85 .87510 5 5 640 46 0 4.31
1982–83Salt Lake Golden EaglesCHL40 21 19 0 2414 155 3 3.85 .8783 0 1 120 14 0 7.00
1983–84Montana MagicCHL1 0 1 0 60 8 0 8.00
1983–84Carolina ThunderbirdsACHL29 1621 112 0 4.15 .832
1984–85Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL1 0 1 0 40 5 0 7.50
NHL totals2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 .878

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1975–76
1976–77
[1]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1978[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  2. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.