Larry Foster Skinner (born April 21, 1956 in

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) is a retired

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player. He played 47 games for the

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and spent most of his professional career in the

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with stints in the

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and in Europe in the Austrian and French leagues. On August 11, 2010, he was named an assistant coach of the

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of the

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after performing a similar role with the

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of the

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. Skinner scored the first goal in Colorado Rockies history on October 5, 1976.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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