Martin SKOULA
Shoots: Left
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1979 Litomerice, Czech Republic

Career Highlights
OHL First Team All-Rookie (1997)
Second Team OHL All-Star (1998)
Played in Bell OHL All-Star Game (1998, 1999)

NHL Firsts
Game: 10/5/99 at NSH
Goal: 11/22/99 at DAL
Assist: 10/21/99 at OTT

Avalanche Firsts
Game: 10/5/99 at NSH
Goal: 11/22/99 at DAL
Assist: 10/21/99 at OTT
Career Milestones
Most Goals/Game: 1 Feb. 25, 2000 at STL
Most Assists/Game: 1 Apr. 7, 2000 at CGY
Most Points/Game: 2 11/22/99 at DAL
Point Streak: 3 games 11/5 - 11/11/99
Goal Streak: None
Assist Streak: 3 games 11/5 - 11/11/99
Cons. Games Played: 40 games 1/11 - 4/9/00
Mult. Pt. Games: 1, 2pt.
Transactions
Colorado's second choice (17th overall) in the 1998 Entry Draft.

Last Year First NHL season...
Recorded a three-game assist streak (3a) 11/5-11/11...
Recorded a plus in 28 of his 80 games, plus or even in 61 of his 80 games overall...
Finished the season tied for seventh among rookie defensemen in scoring...
Led all Avs in ice time 12/1 at EDM (31:03, a season-best) & 12/4 vs. CAR (25:17)...
Finished 15th overall in avg. ice-time among rookies/rookie def. (18:15/game)...
Returned 1/11 vs. NSH after missing two games with a separated shoulder 1/5 vs. CGY...
Assisted on Drury's GW goal 2/10 vs. CGY PLAYOFFS: One of four Avalanche rookies who made first appearance in Stanley Cup playoffs...
Played in first career NHL playoff game in Game One vs. PHO - CQF...
Plus or even in 12 of 17 playoff games...
Posted 25:43 ice time in Game Four (second among defensemen) at DET (CSF)...
Recorded 26:05 ice time in Game One (second among defensemen) at DAL (CF)...
Recorded 23:18 ice time in Game Two (third among defensemen) at DAL (CF)...
Recorded first career playoff points (2a) in Game Three vs. DAL (CF)

Career 1998-99: Played in his second season with the Barrie Colts (OHL)...
His +58 rating during the 1998-99 season was a Barrie franchise record and the OHL's best...
Finished third in the voting for 1998-99 "Max Kaminsky Trophy" as the OHL's outstanding defenseman...
PLAYOFFS: Played in 12 games with Barrie, totaling 10 assists and 13 points...
Played in one game with Hershey.

1997-98: Played in 66 games in his first junior season with Barrie...
Led Barrie in scoring...
Set personal best 11-game scoring streak (2g/10a)...
Skated for Team Cherry at the 1998 Chrysler Cup prospects Game. More...
Spent his summer in his native Czech. Republic playing tennis, soccer, volleyball and basketball...
Favorite summer move: The Gladiator...
NHL Hero: Brian Leetch.