Kārlis Skrastiņš
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Ironman, Scratch |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Latvia |
| Born | July 9, 1974 , Riga, SU |
| NHL Draft | 230th overall, 1998 Nashville Predators |
| Pro career | 1992 – present |
Kārlis Skrastiņš (born July 7, 1974 in Riga, U.S.S.R.) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Skrastiņš was drafted by Nashville Predators with the 230th pick in the 9th round of 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Nashville for next 5 seasons until being traded to Colorado in 2003. On February 8, 2007, he played in his 487th consecutive game to pass Tim Horton for the longest playing streak in NHL history for a defenceman. Skrastins' streak would end at 495 games, when he missed a February 25, 2007 game against the Anaheim Ducks with a knee injury. He had previously missed only one other game due to injury in his career - against St. Louis on February 18, 2000, with a minor shoulder injury. The streak led to him being given the nickname "Ironman".
On February 26, 2008, he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Ruslan Salei.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | HK Pardaugava Riga | Lat | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991–92 | RASMS Riga | Vys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | HK Pardaugava Riga | Lat | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | HK Pardaugava Riga | RSL | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | HK Pardaugava Riga | RSL | 42 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | HK Pardaugava Riga | RSL | 52 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | TPS Turku | SM-l | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS Turku | EHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 | TPS Turku | SM-l | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS Turku | EHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997–98 | TPS Turku | SM-l | 48 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 75 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Riga 2000 | BLR | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 2004–05 | HK Riga 2000 | LAT | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 68 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007-08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 599 | 23 | 74 | 97 | 283 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Latvia in:
- 1993 World Championships Div. C
- 1993 Olympic Qualification
- 1994 World Junior Championships Div. C
- 1994 World Championships Div. B
- 1995 World Championships Div. B
- 1997 World Championships
- 1999 World Championships
- 2000 World Championships
- 2001 World Championships
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2003 World Championships
- 2005 World Championships
- 2005 Olympic Qualification
- 2006 Winter Olympics
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
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| 1993 | Latvia | WCh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | Latvia | Oly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | Latvia | WJC | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 1994 | Latvia | WCh | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | Latvia | WCh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | Latvia | WCh | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | Latvia | WCh | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | Latvia | WCh | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | Latvia | WCh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | Latvia | Oly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Latvia | WCh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 2005 | Latvia | Oly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | Latvia | WCh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | Latvia | Oly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WCh Totals | 62 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 47 | ||
| Olympic Totals | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
