2024 Banquet Guest Speaker – Brian Skrudland
Presenting March 2nd at our annual banquet. Must have a banquet ticket to attend (included in player registration fee, extra tickets available for purchase through the web site for non-players (max 1 per player))
A native of Peace River, Alberta, Brian Skrudland won the Stanley Cup as a rookie with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. Skrudland would play 7 and a half seasons with the Habs, narrowly missing out on the 1993 Stanley Cup as he was dealt to the Calgary Flames midway through the 1992/93 season. Skrudland would begin the next season as the first ever captain for the expansion Florida Panthers. Skrudland spent 4 seasons in the Sunshine State, highlighted by a run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, where the Panthers lost to the Colorado Avalanche. After a brief stint with the New York Rangers, Skrudland joined the Dallas Stars, with whom he won his 2nd Stanley Cup with in 1999. Following another run to the Stanley Cup Finals, which the Stars lost to the New Jersey Devils, Skrudland retired after the 2000 season. In retirement, Skrudland has served as an assistant coach with both the Flames and the Panthers. Currently, Skrudland is the Panthers’ Director of Player Development.
