The Vancouver Canucks have added some more depth in advance of training camp, announcing that they have signed free agent right winger Jack Skille to a pro tryout contract.
Skille played in 74 games with Colorado last season, scoring six goals and added eight assists while averaging just 8:50 of ice time per contests. The former first round pick of the Blackhawks (7th overall) in 2005, Skille has yet to make his mark in the NHL and has bounced around in recent years, playing for three different teams since the last lockout. In his career, he has 38 goals and 37 assists in 313 career games over nine NHL seasons.
Skille will join a pair of other veteran tryouts in James Sheppard and Tuomo Ruutu vying for a spot on Vancouver’s roster.
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It’s likely to be a busy week in terms of invites to training camp. Tomas Fleischmann also signed a tryout earlier today with Minnesota. Keep track of who is trying out where with our Invite Tracker.