Dávid Skokan (born 6 December 1988) is retired Slovak professional

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Playing career

Skokan made his professional debut with HK Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga during the 2004–05 season. With early aspirations to pursue an NHL career, Skokan moved to North America to play major junior hockey with

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of the

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. After his second season in the QMJHL, he was selected by the

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in the 7th round (193rd overall) of the

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. He was however unable to sign a contract with the Rangers and instead he returned to HK Poprad in 2008 before signing with

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the next season. After three season, he returned to Poprad once more before moving onto the

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to play with HC Slavia Praha and later

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. In 2015, Skokan returned to Slovan Bratislava, who were this time playing in the Kontinental Hockey League. He also had a brief loan spell at ŠKP Poprad, marking his fourth spell with the club. After just one season in the KHL, Skokan returned to the Czech Extraliga and signed for

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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International

Awards and honours

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skokan, David 1988 births Living people HC Dynamo Pardubice players Löwen Frankfurt players New York Rangers draft picks Piráti Chomutov players Rimouski Océanic players HC Slavia Praha players HC Slovan Bratislava players HK Poprad players HC Košice players Ice hockey people from Poprad Stadion Hradec Králové players Slovak ice hockey centres Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic