Edmonton Oilers' Stuart Skinner had hilarious answer about his weight loss
Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner set the record straight in a few different ways after his first official practice of training camp.
The Edmonton native has come into the season a bit lighter than he was last season, but it isn’t as dramatic as initially thought. On Tuesday, it was reported that the Oilers had listed Skinner as weighing 205 pounds at the start of camp, which would represent a significant 25-pound loss from last year’s weigh-in of 230.
Skinner made sure to clarify that it was a typo and he actually weighed in at 215 pounds, which would bring things down to a more reasonable loss of 15 pounds. He did make sure to point out that he won’t look much smaller, due to the upper-body work he put in over the summer.
He decided to have some fun with his explanation, pointing out that he may look bigger to some.
“I’m still pretty big, so I don’t think you guys will notice I’m smaller,” Skinner said. “Maybe even bigger, because I’ve been working out my upper body this summer, so I got bigger biceps.
“Pecks and biceps [will be] bigger.”
"I'd love to be playing in this league for a long time, so just trying to stay as healthy as possible was the main thing."#Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner on coming into camp 25 pounds lighter than last season.@Enterprise | #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/6zk7Y9UAse
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Although he gained some muscle in his upper body, he lost some weight in his lower body. After gloating about his biceps and pecks, Skinner was asked if he would need to buy some new suits because of the weight loss.
The Oilers goaltender laughed and admitted that he will have to do some suit shopping before the season begins.
“I put on a pair of pants, recently, and I was like ‘I lost some waist size,'” Skinner laughed. “I might have to spend some money here [on suits].”
Skinner said that the weight loss has made him feel lighter on the ice and, in turn, a little bit faster as well. That wasn’t the reason why he embarked on slimming down over the summer. The motivation was actually geared toward helping him stay healthy and stay in the NHL for years to come.
“Longevity and joint health,” Skinner said. “I’d love to be playing in this league for a long time, so just trying to stay as healthy as possible is the main thing.
“It was tough [to lose the weight], I think more mentally. Physically, I felt better and better as my weight went down… I just got off some sugar and really dialled in my fitness.”
Skinner will have a lot to prove this season as he enters the final year of his contract. If he can come up with a way to find some consistency in his game, he could book his ticket as the Oilers’ starter for years to come. If he doesn’t, this could be his swan song in Edmonton.
Losing weight was a good first step; the next will be putting together a bounce-back season.