Jack Skille

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Right Wing
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weight_lb = 198
league = NHL
team = Chicago Blackhawks
prospect_team = Rockford IceHogs
prospect_league = AHL
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|5|19
birth_place = Madison, WI, US
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 2005
draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks
career_start = 2007

Jack Skille (born May 19, 1987 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin Badgers men's hockey team. The highly-regarded forward was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Skille was the third in the group of eight U.S.-born players that were selected in the first round, surpassing the previous record of seven Americans selected in the first round in 1986 and 2003.

Skille, a Madison, Wisconsin native, is the son of Lee and Carrie. Father Lee skated at Wisconsin in the mid-1970s. Skille has two sisters, Maggie (20) and Claire (13). He attended Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Verona Area High School in Verona, Wis.

Playing career

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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His Sophomore year, Skille suffered an injury that made him sit out a good portion of the season. After the Badgers failed to qualify for the 2007 NCAA tournament, Skille signed with the Norfolk Admirals, the Chicago Blackhawks AHL affiliate.

Chicago Blackhawks

Skille made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on December 30, 2007. He scored his first NHL goal and assist on January 8, 2008 against Cristobal Huet of the Montreal Canadiens.

International play

MedalBottomPrior to joining the Badgers was a member of the USA Hockey-sponsored National Development Team. He 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. Skille collected 24 goals, 31 assists and 55 points in 54 games for the U.S. Under-18 Team during 2004–05 and was whistled for 76 penalty minutes during the season. In international play as a NDTP player, 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 U.S. team placed first at Five Nations Tournament in Tjorn, Sweden. He split the 2003–04 season with the U.S. Under-17 Team and U.S. Under-18 Team, playing in 61 games total, posted 25 goals, 19 assists and 44 points to go along with 61 penalty minutes. He also had a goal and an assist to help U.S. Under-18 Team to silver at 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Prior to him joining the US Development Team, Skille led the Verona Area Wildcats to two WIAA State Hockey Tournament appearances. He had a total of 99 points in the two years with Verona Area.

Career statistics

International Statistics

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