About Jeff Skinner
Jeffrey Scott Skinner is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL entry draft, and has also played for the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers. Skinner was the youngest player in the NHL during the 2010–11 season and is the youngest player ever to play in the NHL All-Star Game, as well as any All-Star game within the four major North American sports leagues. Skinner holds the NHL record for most regular season games played without a playoff appearance, having played 1,078 games before his first playoff game on April 21, 2025. He is the second-youngest among the siblings, four of whom are sisters: Jennifer, Andrea, Erica, and the youngest of the Skinner family, Jillian. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy for best rookie in the 2010–11 season, becoming the first Hurricanes player to do so.
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