Dávid_Skokan
Dávid Skokan
Slovak professional ice hockey centre (born 1988)
Dávid Skokan (born 6 December 1988) is retired Slovak professional ice hockey centre.
| Dávid Skokan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) Poprad, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Poprad[1] HC Slovan Bratislava HC Slavia Praha Mountfield HK Piráti Chomutov HC Dynamo Pardubice Löwen Frankfurt HC Košice | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
193rd overall, 2007 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2023 | ||
Skokan made his professional debut with HK Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2004–05 season. With early aspirations to pursue an NHL career, Skokan moved to North America to play major junior hockey with Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. After his second season in the QMJHL, he was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round (193rd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
He was however unable to sign a contract with the Rangers and instead he returned to HK Poprad in 2008 before signing with HC Slovan Bratislava the next season. After three season, he returned to Poprad once more before moving onto the Czech Extraliga to play with HC Slavia Praha and later HK Hradec Králové.
In 2015, Skokan returned to Slovan Bratislava, who were this time playing in the Kontinental Hockey League. He also had a brief loan spell at ŠKP Poprad, marking his fourth spell with the club. After just one season in the KHL, Skokan returned to the Czech Extraliga and signed for Piráti Chomutov.[2]
Regular season and playoffs
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Poprad | Slovak U18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Poprad | Slovak-Jr. | 24 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 53 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 52 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 53 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 32 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 55 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovak | 48 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 86 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Slavia Praha | ELH | 47 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HK Hradec Králové | ELH | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 47 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 42 | ||
| 2017–18 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 43 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Piráti Chomutov | ELH | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | ELH | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Löwen Frankfurt | DEL2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Košice | Slovak | 53 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 49 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 107 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 29 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | HK Poprad | Slovak | 38 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Slovak totals | 358 | 96 | 147 | 243 | 633 | 63 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 176 | ||||
| KHL totals | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Slovakia | U17 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2006 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Slovakia | WJC | 8th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
| 2008 | Slovakia | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Slovakia | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | Slovakia | WC | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 46 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak Extraliga | ||
| Champion | 2012 | |
| Playoffs MVP | 2021 | [3][4] |
- "Dávid Skokan sa vracia do Popradu, Patrik Svitana predĺžil zmluvu". hkpoprad.sk (in Slovak).
- "From KHL to Chomutov: David Skokan returns to ELH". piratichomutov.cz (in Czech). Piráti Chomutov. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- "Zlatú korčuľu získal Dávid Skokan z Popradu". hokejportal.net (in Slovak).
- "Aké je to hrať s otrasom mozgu? Stačilo sa mi dotknúť brady a vyplo ma". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak).
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database