Skip Krake

Skip Krake
Born (1943-10-14) October 14, 1943 (age 81)
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

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.

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
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