Jeff Skinner

Jeff Skinner is a Canadian winger who won the Calder Trophy with the Carolina Hurricanes and later played for Buffalo, Edmonton and San Jose. Skinner scored 40 goals for the Sabres in 2018-19 but waited more than a thousand regular-season games for a first playoff appearance, which finally came with Edmonton in 2025. Skinner left the NHL in August 2026, signing with EHC Biel-Bienne of the Swiss National League.

Position Left wing
Born 16 May 1992, Markham, Ontario
Drafted 7th overall, 2010, by Carolina
NHL teams Carolina, Buffalo, Edmonton, San Jose
Milestones Passed 1,100 NHL games, 375 goals and 700 points; a 40-goal season in 2018-19
Honours Calder Trophy 2011; the youngest player ever to appear in an NHL All-Star Game
Now EHC Biel-Bienne, Swiss National League, signed August 2026
Known for Quick hands in tight, a famously long wait for playoff hockey, and a late-career move to Europe