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Alf Skinner

Alf Skinner
Alf Skinner, Toronto Arenas.jpg
Skinner with the Toronto Arenas.
Born (1894-01-26)January 26, 1894
Toronto, ON, CAN
Died April 11, 1961(1961-04-11) (aged 67)
Toronto, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for NHA
Toronto Shamrocks
Toronto Blueshirts
Montreal Wanderers
NHL
Toronto Arenas
Boston Bruins
Montreal Maroons
Pittsburgh Pirates
PCHA
Vancouver Millionaires
Vancouver Maroons
AHA
Duluth Hornets
CPHL
Kitchener Millionaires
Kitchener Flying Dutchmen
Playing career 1914–1926

Alfred "Dutch" Skinner (January 26, 1894 – April 11, 1961) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He won the Stanley Cup hockey championship in 1918 with the Toronto Arenas of the National Hockey League.

Skinner played junior hockey for the Toronto Argonauts (1911–12) and the Parkdale Canoe Club (1912–13) and senior hockey with the Toronto Rowing Club (1913–14). He turned professional in 1914 with the Toronto Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association. After one season, the team evolved into the Toronto Blueshirts. During the 1916–17 season, the league suspended operations of the Blueshirts, and Skinner finished the season with the Montreal Wanderers.

With the creation of the National Hockey League in 1917, Skinner returned to Toronto and played for the Stanley Cup-winning Toronto club, which consisted mostly of Blue Shirt players. Skinner was the star of the Cup championships, scoring eight goals in five games. The team became the Toronto Arenas in 1918.

In 1919, Skinner went west to play for Vancouver in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The team unsuccessfully challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1921 and 1922. The 1920–21 season was Skinner's best, when he scored 20 goals in 24 games.

When the PCHA merged with the Western Canada Hockey League in 1924, Skinner returned to the NHL to play for the Boston Bruins. He was traded during the season to the Montreal Maroons and finished the year with just one goal in 27 games. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to start the 1925–26 season, but only played seven games with the team, ending his NHL career.


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