Jarrod Skalde

Jarrod Skalde (born February 26, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player.

He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

He was most recently the head coach of Slovak ice hockey team Vlci Zilina in Tipos Slovenská hokejová liga.

His goal for the 2022-2023 season was to promote with Žilina to Tipos extraliga.

Skalde was drafted by the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, 15th overall in the 1987 OHL Priority Selection.

In his rookie season with the Generals in 1987–88, Skalde scored 12 goals and 28 points in 60 games.

In the post-season, Skalde scored two goals and three points in seven games.

In 1988–89, Skalde improved offensively, scoring 38 goals and 76 points in 65 games to finish fourth on team scoring.

Skalde added a goal and six points in six playoff games, as the Generals were upset in the first round of the playoffs.

Skalde further improved during the 1989–90 season, scoring 40 goals, tied for the second-highest total on the team, and 92 points, which was the third-highest, in 62 games played, helping the Generals to the best record in the Leyden Division.

Skalde was drafted by the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 26th overall, in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

In the post-season, Skalde had 10 goals and 17 points in 17 games, as Oshawa defeated the Kitchener Rangers to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and earn a berth in the 1990 Memorial Cup.

At the Memorial Cup tournament, Skalde scored two goals and five points in four games, as the Generals defeated the Kitchener Rangers in the final to win the championship.

Skalde returned to Oshawa for a fourth season in 1990–91, and in 15 games with the club, scored eight goals and 22 points.

Skalde was then traded to the Belleville Bulls in a deal that sent Rob Pearson to the Generals.

Skalde finished the 1990–91 season with Bulls, where in 40 games, he scored 30 goals and 82 points to finish second in team scoring.

Overall, between the Generals and the Bulls, Skalde scored 38 goals and 104 points in 55 games, placing tenth in the OHL scoring race.

In the post-season, Skalde scored nine goals and 15 points in six games.

Following the season, Skalde was named to the OHL First All-Star team.

He appeared in his first NHL game on October 7, 1990, recording an assist in a 7–4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, his only NHL game during the 1990–91 season.

In three games with the Utica Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL) that season, Skalde scored three goals and five points.

Skalde spent the majority of the 1991–92 season in the AHL with Utica, where he scored 20 goals and 40 points in 62 games.

He also appeared in 15 NHL games that season.

On March 4, Skalde scored his first career NHL goal, the game-winning goal against Mike Richter of the New York Rangers in a 5–4 victory.

Overall, Skalde scored two goals and six points in the NHL.

In the post-season, he returned to Utica, where in four games, Skalde scored three goals and four points.

The 1992–93 season was spent mainly in Utica, as Skalde scored 21 goals and 60 points in 59 games.

In five playoff games in the AHL, Skalde had two assists.

Skalde appeared in 11 games with New Jersey during the 1992–93 season, earning two points in 11 games.

Skalde also played in four games with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League (IHL), scoring a goal and three points.

On June 24, 1993, Skalde was left unprotected during the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft, and was selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Skalde spent most of the 1993–94 season with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL, scoring 25 goals and 63 points in 58 games.

In the post-season, Skalde led San Diego in scoring, with three goals and 15 points in nine games.

Skalde saw action in the NHL during the 1993–94 season with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, scoring the overtime winning goal against Curtis Joseph in a 2–1 win over the St. Louis Blues in his first game with the club on December 12.

In his next game, on December 14, Skalde recorded his first multi-point NHL game, earning two assists in a 5–2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

On December 17, he recorded his first career multi-goal game in the NHL, as Skalde scored twice against Darcy Wakaluk of the Dallas Stars in a 3–2 victory.

In 20 games with the Mighty Ducks, Skalde recorded five goals and nine points.

In 1994–95, Skalde spent the entire season with the Las Vegas Thunder of the IHL, as in 74 games, he scored 34 goals and 75 points, finishing third in team scoring.

In the post-season, Skalde added two goals and six points in nine games.

Skalde began the 1995–96 season with the Baltimore Bandits of the AHL, where in 11 games, he scored two goals and eight points.