SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - GOALIE CATCHES - LEFT HEIGHT - 6'1" WEIGHT - 185 BIRTH DATE - 4/24/73 BIRTHPLACE - RIGA, LAT RESIDES - DRAFTED - 1997 CHOICE - 0 NUMBER - 1 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/3/98) COMPENSATION - $250,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Never drafted. Acquired by signing as a free agent in 1997...spent time in the IHL with Kansas City in 1996-97...filled in excellently for the oft-injured Kenny Wregget last season...boasted a sparkling 1.83 GAA average in the 17 games he participated in. PLAYING STYLE: Does everything possible to stop the puck...is almost an exact opposite of Tommy Barrasso:Skudra will flop, dive, or pounce; whatever it takes...should take over the #2 position for a while...once Barrasso leaves or retires, Skudra probably won't be in consideration for the job, with other goalies in the orginization such as Craig Hillier and JS Aubin. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998