Kārlis Skrastiņš

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence

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image_size = 220px
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 210
team = Florida Panthers
former_teams = Nashville Predators
Colorado Avalanche
league = NHL
nationality = Latvia
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|7|9
birth_place = Riga, SU
career_start = 1992
draft = 230th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Nashville Predators

Kārlis Skrastiņš (born July 9, 1974 in Riga, Latvia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Skrastiņš was drafted by Nashville Predators with the 230th pick in the 9th round of 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Nashville for next 5 seasons until being traded to Colorado in 2003. On February 8, 2007, he played in his 487th consecutive game to pass Tim Horton for the longest playing streak in NHL history for a defenceman. Skrastins' streak would end at 495 games, when he missed a February 25, 2007 game against the Anaheim Ducks with a knee injury. He had previously missed only one other game due to injury in his career - against St. Louis on February 18, 2000, with a minor shoulder injury. The streak led to him being given the nickname "Ironman".

On February 26, 2008, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Ruslan Salei.

Career statistics

International play

Played for Latvia in:

*1993 World Championships Div. C
*1993 Olympic Qualification
*1994 World Junior Championships Div. C
*1994 World Championships Div. B
*1995 World Championships Div. B
*1997 World Championships
*1999 World Championships
*2000 World Championships
*2001 World Championships
*2002 Winter Olympics
*2003 World Championships
*2005 World Championships
*2005 Olympic Qualification
*2006 Winter Olympics

International statistics

External links

*hockeydb|40221
*nhlprofile|8467519