Andrei Skopintsev

Andrei Borisovich Skopintsev (; born September 28, 1971) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who currently is an assistant coach for Dynamo Moscow in the KHL. During his playing career, which lasted from 1989 to 2012, he played for several teams in Russia and North America, including the Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League. Internationally, Skopintsev played for Russia at five World Championships.

Career Skopintsev began his career with Kristall Elektrostal before moving to Krylja Sovetov, where he spent six seasons. In 1995, he moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he spent one season with the Augsburger Panther. There, he pulled out his best scoring numbers of his career. Despite his reputation as a stay-at-home defenceman, Skopintsev scored 10 goals and 20 assists for 30 points in 46 games.

He moved on to Finland's SM-liiga in 1996 and played for TPS Turku for two seasons. During that time, Skopintsev was drafted 153rd overall in the 1997 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Despite his strong reputation he built in Europe, Skopintsev never managed to emulate his performances, bouncing between the NHL and the International Hockey League. He played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and then the Atlanta Thrashers, playing 40 regular-season games, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points, collecting 32 penalty minutes. After three mediocre seasons in the American League, Skopintsev returned to Russia in 2001 and spent five seasons with HC Dynamo Moscow, and in 2006 he signed with Vityaz Chekhov.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Kristall Elektrostal USSR-2 17 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 Kristall Elektrostal USSR-2 24 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 1989–90 Krylya Sovetov Moscow USSR 20 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1989–90 Kristall Elektrostal USSR-2 38 2 2 4 20 — — — — — 1989–90 Kord Shchyokino USSR-3 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Krylya Sovetov Moscow USSR 16 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1990–91 Kristall Elektrostal USSR-2 8 3 1 4 8 — — — — — 1991–92 Krylya Sovetov Moscow USSR 36 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 1991–92 Kristall Elektrostal USSR-2 12 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1992–93 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RUS 12 1 0 1 4 7 1 0 1 2 1992–93 Krylya Sovetov Moscow-2 RUS-2 12 5 3 8 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Kristall Elektrostal RUS-2 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RUS 4 8 12 14 3 1 0 1 0 1994–95 Soviet Wings IHL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Krylya Sovetov Moscow Rus 52 8 12 20 55 4 1 1 2 0 1995–96 Augsburger Panther DEL 46 10 20 30 32 7 3 2 5 22 1996–97 TPS SM-l 46 3 6 9 80 10 1 1 2 4 1997–98 TPS SM-l 48 2 9 11 8 4 0 1 1 4 1998–99 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 19 3 2 5 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 19 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL 51 4 15 19 44 — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 25 0 6 6 22 — — — — — 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 17 1 3 4 16 — — — — — 2001–02 Dynamo Moscow RSL 44 3 7 10 50 3 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Dynamo Moscow RSL 37 1 3 4 32 4 0 0 0 24 2003–04 Dynamo Moscow RSL 57 3 6 9 46 3 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Dynamo Moscow RSL 38 1 2 3 63 10 0 0 0 6 2005–06 Dynamo Moscow RSL 28 0 3 3 20 — — — — — 2006–07 Vityaz Chekhov RSL 44 3 11 14 46 3 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Vityaz Chekhov RSL 42 3 4 7 53 — — — — — 2008–09 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 55 5 6 11 62 — — — — — 2009–10 MVD KHL 15 2 0 2 16 4 0 1 1 0 2009–10 THK Tver VHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Dynamo Balashikha VHL 45 0 3 3 36 — — — — — 2011–12 Dynamo Moscow KHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — USSR/RUS totals 470 28 60 88 409 37 3 1 4 38 KHL totals 82 7 6 13 84 4 0 1 1 0 NHL totals 40 2 4 6 32 — — — — —

International statistics Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Russia WC 6 1 1 2 0 1996 Russia WC 8 2 1 3 2 1997 Russia WC 9 1 0 1 4 1998 Russia WC 6 1 0 1 2 2004 Russia WC 4 1 0 1 2 Senior totals 33 6 2 8 10