Jack Skille Jack Skille ( born May 19 , 1987 ) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was previously a member of the Wisconsin Badgers men ' s ice hockey team and the Chicago Blackhawks . The highly - regarded forward was drafted by the Blackhawks with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft . Skille was the third in the group of eight U . S . - born players that were selected in the first round , surpassing the previous record of seven Americans selected in the first round in 1986 and 2003 . Playing career . Amateur . In his freshman campaign as a Badger , he made an immediate impact . He led all Badger freshmen in scoring with 12 goals and 7 assists for a total 19 points . He was the eighth - leading point getter for the whole team . Skille ’ s goal 11 : 13 into the third overtime propelled the No . 1 seed Wisconsin men ’ s hockey team past Cornell 1 - 0 on March 26 , 2006 in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final at the Resch Center and into the team ’ s first Frozen Four since 1992 . His Sophomore year , Skille suffered an injury that made him sit out a good portion of the season . After the Badgers failed to qualify for the 2007 NCAA tournament , Skille signed with the Norfolk Admirals , the Chicago Blackhawks AHL affiliate . Professional . After signing with the Blackhawks to a three - year entry level contract , Skille was assigned to AHL affiliate , the Rockford IceHogs . Skille made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on December 30 , 2007 . He was brought up from the Rockford Ice Hogs farm team to cover for an injured player and scored his first NHL goal and assist on January 8 , 2008 against Cristobal Huet of the Montreal Canadiens . He was selected to represent Rockford in the 2010 AHL All - Star Game . Prior to signing with the Chicago Blackhawks for the 2010 - 11 season , he appeared in 30 games with the Blackhawks over 3 seasons ( 2007 – 10 ) collecting eight points ( 5G , 3A ) and five penalty minutes , including two points ( G , A ) in six regular - season games with Chicago during the 2009 - 10 campaign . During his first full season with the Blackhawks , on February 9 , 2011 , Skille was traded by Chicago along with Hugh Jessiman and David Pacan , to the Florida Panthers for Michael Frolik and Alexander Salak . International play . Prior to joining the Badgers was a member of the USA Hockey - sponsored National Development Team . He won a gold medal at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic collecting a goals and three assists in six games at the championship . Skille collected 24 goals , 31 assists and 55 points in 54 games for the U . S . National Under - 18 Team during 2004 – 05 and was whistled for 76 penalty minutes during the season . In international play as a NDTP player , Skille had tournament - best seven points to lead the Americans to first place at the Four Nations Cup in Ann Arbor , Michigan and led tournament with eight points as U . S . team placed first at Five Nations Tournament in Tjörn , Sweden . He split the 2003 – 04 season with the U . S . Under - 17 Team and U . S . Under - 18 Team , playing in 61 games total , posted 25 goals , 19 assists and 44 points to go along with 61 penalty minutes . He also had a goal and an assist to help U . S . Under - 18 Team to silver at 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships in Minsk , Belarus . Prior to him joining the US Development Team , Skille led the Verona Area Wildcats to two WIAA State Hockey Tournament appearances . He had a total of 99 points in the two years with Verona Area . Personal life . Skille is the son of Lee and Carrie . Father Lee skated at Wisconsin in the mid - 1970s . Skille has two sisters , Maggie ( 24 ) and Claire ( 17 ) . He attended Huron High School in Ann Arbor , Michigan , and Verona Area High School in Verona , Wisconsin .