Jack Skille was born on May 19,1987 and is an American professional ice hockey right winger.
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22 Facts About Jack Skille
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Jack Skille had previously played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Colorado Avalanche, and the Vancouver Canucks.
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Jack Skille was the third in the group of eight American-born players that were selected in the first round, surpassing the previous record of seven Americans selected in the first round in both 1986 and 2003.
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Jack Skille finished the season as the eighth-leading point-scorer for the team.
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Jack Skille made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on December 30,2007.
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Jack Skille was brought up from the IceHogs to cover for an injured player, and later scored his first career NHL goal and assist on January 8,2008, against Cristobal Huet of the Montreal Canadiens.
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Jack Skille was later selected to represent Rockford at the 2010 AHL All-Star Game.
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Jack Skille did not receive any wages from Rosenborg, and was the first NHL player to play in the Norwegian league during the lockout.
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On July 6,2013, Skille was signed as a free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year, two-way contract.
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On July 1,2014, Jack Skille was again on the move, signing as a free agent on a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.
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On September 16,2015, Jack Skille signed a professional try-out contract to attend the 2015 training camp of the Colorado Avalanche.
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On October 13,2016, Jack Skille was awarded a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
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Jack Skille was released from his professional try-out contract on September 23,2018.
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On October 1,2018, Jack Skille signed a one-year contract worth CHF 650,000 with Geneve-Servette HC of the National League as a replacement for injured Lance Bouma.
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Jack Skille played 23 regular season games and only appeared in 2 of the team's 6 playoffs games, failing to score a single point.
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Jack Skille was not offered a contract extension, becoming a free agent.
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Jack Skille won a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic collecting a goals and three assists in six games at the championship.
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In international play as a NDTP player, Jack Skille had tournament-best seven points to lead the Americans to first place at the Four Nations Cup in Ann Arbor, Michigan and led tournament with eight points as US team placed first at Five Nations Tournament in Tjorn, Sweden.
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Jack Skille had a total of 99 points in the two years with Verona Area.
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