Larry Skinner
# Larry Skinner

Larry Foster Skinner (born April 21, 1956 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired National Hockey League player. He played 47 games for the Colorado Rockies and spent most of his professional career in the American Hockey League with stints in the Central Hockey League and in Europe in the Austrian and French leagues. On August 11, 2010, he was named an assistant coach of the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League after performing a similar role with the Nepean Raiders of the Central Junior Hockey League.

Skinner scored the first goal in Colorado Rockies history on October 5, 1976.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1972–73 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Nepean Raiders | CJHL | 55 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Clubs | WCHL | 70 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Ottawa 67s | OMJHL | 59 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 46 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 67 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 63 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 48 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 1981–82 | ECS Innsbruck | AUT | 28 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 18 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | ECS Innsbruck | AUT | 28 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | Français Volants Paris | FRA-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 25 | 44 | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 32 | 32 | 41 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 36 | 50 | 35 | 85 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Français Volants Paris | FRA | 25 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 285 | 116 | 197 | 313 | 131 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
