Pēteris Skudra

Pēteris Skudra
Born	(1973-04-24) April 24, 1973 Riga, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
NHL draft	undrafted
Playing career	1994-2007–present

Pēteris "Peter" Skudra (born April 24, 1973) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Vancouver Canucks. Originally signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh in 1997, Skudra went on to play 74 games with the Penguins over three years. After the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by the Boston Bruins. After playing for the Bruins in 2000–01 season he was signed by the Vancouver Canucks as a backup to Dan Cloutier. Towards the end of the 2002–03 season Skudra fell out of favor with coach Marc Crawford who instead decided to have Alex Auld backup Dan Cloutier for that seasons playoffs.

In 2003, Skudra left North America for the Russian League. He has played for AK Bars Kazan and Khimik Voskresensk and CSKA Moscow. He announced his retirement in 2007 after 13 years pro.

Pēteris Skudra lists the fellow Latvian goalie Artūrs Irbe as his hero.

Skudra also played one season in the Roller Hockey International league for the Oklahoma Coyotes.

External links

• Peter Skudra career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database