Skip Krake
Canadian ice hockey player
Philip Gordon "Skip" Krake (born October 14, 1943) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Buffalo Sabres between 1964 and 1971. In addition, he played in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders and Edmonton Oilers between 1972 and 1976.
In his NHL career, Krake appeared in 249 games, scoring 23 goals and adding 40 assists. He played in 207 WHA games, scoring 52 goals and adding 77 assists.
Krake's first NHL goal came on February 14, 1967, in Boston's 6-3 home victory over Detroit.
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