Stuart Skinner signs two-year contract with Winnipeg Jets
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 10, 2026, 6:19 AM
Last updated Sep 10, 2026

Goaltender Stuart Skinner signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets during the offseason. The signing follows a period where the Edmonton Oilers traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in December. Skinner struggled with consistency in Pittsburgh and was replaced in the postseason by Arturs Silovs. In Winnipeg, his role remains tied to the status of Connor Hellebuyck, who has requested a trade from the organization. Should Hellebuyck depart, Skinner could become the starting goaltender for the Jets. Over his NHL career, Skinner holds a 121-71-23 record with a 2.77 goals-against average and nine shutouts.
- •Stuart Skinner joined the Winnipeg Jets on a two-year, $7.5 million contract.
- •The Oilers traded Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins last December.
- •Connor Hellebuyck has requested a trade away from the Winnipeg Jets.
- •Skinner has a career 2.77 goals-against average and a.902 save percentage.
- •The Jets missed the playoffs in the previous campaign.
- 6:19 AMYahoo Sports — Ex-Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Faces Career-Changing Opportunity With Rival Jets
"Last season, the Edmonton Oilers decided that they could no longer wait for goaltender Stuart Skinner to rediscover a sense of consistency, and they shipped him as part of a four-player trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins in December that landed them goaltender Tristan Jarry in return.Skinner would go on to have several positive moments with […] The post Ex-Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Faces Career-Changing Opportunity With Rival Jets appeared first on HEAVY.
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