Wade Skolney

Wade Skolney (* June 24, 1981 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career he was active among other things, for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL.

Career

Skolney began his career in 1996 in the Canadian junior Western Hockey League Brandon Wheat Kings in the. The trained defenders developed at the Wheat Kings to a service provider and a member of the tribe squad. His best season was also his last with the Wheat Kings. In a total of 69 games the right shooter scored 25 points scorer.

In the summer of 2002 Skolney signed a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers, the him but mainly in their farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms, exert. Even with the Phantoms in the American Hockey League the defender belonged to the tribe squad and continuously performed well. In 2005, the Canadian won the Calder Cup with the Phantoms. In the final championship his team defeated the Chicago Wolves 4-0 games. During the season 2005/ 06 the right shooter got the chance to prove himself in the NHL. Ultimately, however, Skolney completed only one game for the Philadelphia Flyers and was used in the subsequent period exclusively in the AHL.

For 2006/ 07, the defensive player of the Pittsburgh Penguins followed, however, was exclusively in the squad of the farm team, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. After he finally barely figured chances of a lasting commitment in the NHL, Skolney joined the Straubing Tigers German Hockey League. His first season in the German Elite League was, however, mixed, because the Canadians in 52 games only able to achieve seven points scorer and also has a plus / minus statistic of -17 recorded.

In the summer of 2009, his contract ran out in Thanjavur, in the following season 2009/10 he was out of contract. 2010 signed a contract with the Slovenian Skolney HK Jesenice, which plays in the Austrian Hockey League. After a season in Jesenice he ended his career.

Awards and achievements

• 2005 Calder Cup - winning Philadelphia Phantoms with the

Player stats

(End of season 2008/ 09)