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Position:DefensemanShoots:Left
Height:6' 1"Weight:210
Born:Jul 9, 1974 Phonetic: (KAR-lihs SKRAS-tinsh)
Born in:Riga, Latvia
COL Season: 3rdNHL Season: 8th
Drafted:Nashville's 9th round choice, 230th overall, in 1998
Acquired:Acquired from Nashville in exchange for future considerations, June 30, 2003
Player Notes:
2006-07: Broke the NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenseman when he appeared in his 487th straight game on Feb. 8 vs. Atlanta He eclipsed the previous mark of 486 games set by Tim Horton with the Maple Leafs from 1961-68 Skrastins’ streak ended at 495 games when he was held out of the lineup on Feb. 25 at Anaheim due to a knee injury It marked the first time that Karlis had missed a game since Feb. 18, 2000 Appeared in 68 contests for the year, recording 11 points (0g/11a) while finishing second on the club in ice time (21:13) Was the Avalanche's nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as selected by the Colorado chapter of the PHWA Finished second on the team and seventh in the NHL with 190 blocked shots Has recorded 397 blocked shots over the past two seasons, fourth most in the league behind Anton Volchenkov (462), Jason Smith (404) and Niclas Havelid (417) Missed a month of action (13 games) due to his knee injury from Feb. 25 - March 25 Also missed the season finale on April 8 vs. Calgary (foot) Went the first 31 games of the year without a point before notching an assist on Dec. 13 vs. St. Louis Recorded a season-high nine blocked shots on Nov. 25 vs. Vancouver Reached his 500th NHL game on Dec. 9 at Los Angeles Had a pair of assists on Jan. 5 vs. Tampa Bay, his first multi-point game since March 20, 2003 at Vancouver Logged a season-high 27:20 of ice time on Jan. 13 at Anaheim Posted a career high six shots-on-goal Feb. 18 at Vancouver Recorded points in three consecutive games for the first time in his career from Feb. 15-18. | 