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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Petri Skriko
Selected in
eighth round
No. 157 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born
March 12, 1962
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight:
170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lappeenranta (Finland)
Birthplace:
Lappeenranta, Finland
Hometown: Lappeenranta, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Lappeenranta | Finland-2 |
36 | 25 |
20 | 45 |
8 | | 1980-81 |
Lappeenranta | Finland |
36 | 20 |
13 | 33 |
14 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (silver medal)
Finland Wasama Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1980-81 (Lappeenranta)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL draft despite being
eligible. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 28, 1984 (Washington at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 26 (Vancouver); 18, 29
(Boston); 7 (Winnipeg); 26 (S.J.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1992 |
VAN, BOS, WIN, SJ | 541 |
183 | 222 |
405 | 246 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1991 |
Vancouver, Boston | 28 |
5 | 9 |
14 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Vancouver Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1986-87
Van. McLean
Trophy (Points Leader): 1985-86 (78), 1988-89 (66)
Vancouver Records: Most goals in one game (4 vs. N.Y. Rangers on Nov.
21, 1986, shares record), most assists in one playoff game (3 vs. Calgary on
April 13, 1989, shares record)
Vancouver Goals
Leader: 1988-89 (30, tie)
Vancouver Assists
Leader: 1989-90 (33)
Vancouver Playoffs Assists
Leader: 1989 (5, tie)
Miscellaneous: First Finnish player to play for Vancouver Canucks. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with
torn ligaments in left thumb, an injury
suffered during Vancouver's training camp in October 1984. ... Named NHL
Player of Week for week ending Nov. 23, 1986. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with hip pointer. ... Tied Vancouver single-season record (since
broken) for shorthanded goals with six in 1986-87. ... Set Vancouver
single-season record (since broken) for assists by a left wing with 41 in
1986-87. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with bruised knee, suffered in October 1987, and with sprained ankle, an injury suffered in
January 1988. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with strained knee, an
injury suffered in December 1988, and with twisted knee, an injury suffered
during Vancouver's Feb. 12, 1989, game vs. Buffalo. ... Tied Vancouver
record (since broken) for assists in one playoff series with five vs.
Calgary in 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with the flu, contracted
in March 1990. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with charley horse. ...
Loaned by Winnipeg to Finland for 1992 Olympics. Skriko had requested
permission to play in the Olympics. ... Signed with
San Jose as unrestricted free agent on Aug. 27, 1992. ... Missed parts of
1992-93 season with pulled groin, suffered during San Jose's Oct.
28, 1992, game at Detroit, and re-aggravated during San Jose's Nov. 12,
1992, game vs. Edmonton. ... Released by
San Jose on Nov. 30, 1992, ending his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Lappeenranta (Finland); Espoo (Finland); Herning (Denmark)
Olympics: 1984 (sixth place), 1992 (seventh
place)
Canada Cup: 1987 (sixth place), 1991 (third place)
World Championships: 1983
(seventh), 1985 (fifth), 1987 (fifth)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Denmark Championship: 1994, 1995,
1997, 1998 (Herning), 2001 (Herning) (as head coach)
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2004
Denmark
Player of Year: 1994-95, 1996-97 (co-winner) (Herning)
World Junior Championships Best Forward: 1982
Finland All-Star First Team: 1983-84 (Lappeenranta)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1982
Denmark Assists Leader: 1995-96 (Herning) (55 assists)
World Junior Championships Goals Leader: 1982 (8 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Herning (Denmark) head coach prior to 1999-00
season and remained in that position until March 30, 2001. ... Named
Lappeenranta (Finland) co-head coach on March 30, 2001, and remained in that
position until Dec. 17, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Served 10 months in
Finnish Army after being drafted. ... Worked as firefighter during
off-seasons of playing days in Finland before coming to Vancouver.
... Played on line with Raimo Summanen and Risto Jalo for Finland at 1982
World Junior Championships. The trio set a record (since broken) for most
points by one line in one tournament (46). ... Led Finland with 10 points at
1984 Olympics. ... Lappeenranta (Finland) retired Skriko's No. 9 after his
retirement.
Personal:
Full name is Petri K. Skriko. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Vancouver traded Skriko to Boston in exchange for 1992 second-round pick
(Michael Peca) on January 16, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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