Skip Krake

Philip Gordon "Skip" Krake (born October 14, 1943) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Buffalo Sabres between 1964 and 1971. In addition, he played in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders and Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1976.

Skip Krake
Born	(1943-10-14) October 14, 1943 Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
Playing career	1964–1976

In his NHL career, Krake appeared in 249 games, scoring 23 goals and adding 40 assists. He played in 207 WHA games, scoring 52 goals and adding 77 assists.

Krake's first NHL goal came on February 14, 1967, in Boston's 6-3 home victory over Detroit.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960–61	Estevan Bruins	SJHL		11	3	1	4	4		11	0	3	3	0
1961–62	Estevan Bruins	SJHL		42	25	15	40	42		10	3	4	7	10
1962–63	Estevan Bruins	SJHL		54	26	37	63	126		11	11	10	21	35
1962–63	Estevan Bruins	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		6	2	1	3	2
1963–64	Estevan Bruins	SJHL		60	59	56	115	142		10	13	9	22	16
1963–64	Estevan Bruins	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		6	0	2	2	14
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Minneapolis Bruins	CHL		69	22	24	46	33		5	1	2	3	11
1965–66	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		70	24	37	61	97		9	4	6	10	11
1966–67	Boston Bruins	NHL		15	6	2	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		49	15	18	33	107		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Boston Bruins	NHL		68	5	7	12	13		4	0	0	0	2
1968–69	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		30	3	9	12	11		6	1	0	1	15
1968–69	Springfield Kings	AHL		43	8	23	31	67		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	5	17	22	86		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		74	4	5	9	68		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL		53	15	36	51	59		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA		26	9	10	19	61		9	1	2	3	27
1973–74	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA		69	20	36	56	94		5	0	1	1	39
1974–75	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA		71	15	23	38	108		5	1	1	2	0
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA		41	8	8	16	55		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				207	52	77	129	318		19	2	4	6	66
NHL totals				249	23	40	63	182		10	1	0	1	17

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database