Jimmy Skinner
James Donald Skinner
Born: January 12, 1918
Selkirk, MB Canada
Deceased: July 11, 2007
Windsor, ON Canada
Coaching Career: 1954-1957
Jimmy Skinner compiled a record of 123 wins and 78 losses and 46 ties in his coaching career with the Detroit Red Wings. He began coaching during the 1954 season and last coached during the 1957 campaign.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1954-55 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 137 | .652 | .679 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | ||
| 1955-56 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 106 | .505 | .543 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | ||
| 1956-57 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 126 | .600 | .629 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 1957-58 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 37 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 46 | .414 | .446 | ||||||
| Totals | 247 | 123 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 415 | .560 | .591 | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | ||||
