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Karlis Skrastins was drafted by Nashville Predators with the 230th pick in the ninth round of 1998 NHL Entry Draft. On February 8, 2007, he played in his 487th consecutive game to pass Tim Horton for the longest playing streak in NHL history for a defenceman. Karlis Skrastins streak ended at 495 games, when he missed a February 25, 2007 game against the Anaheim Ducks with a knee injury. The streak led to him being given the nickname 'Ironman'.
On October 16, 2008, he played his 600th career NHL game and on November 1, 2008, he scored his 100th point in his NHL career. On May 17, 2011, after eleven seasons in the NHL, Karlis Skrastins left to sign a contract with Russian team, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.On September 7, 2011, he was killed, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia.
KARLIS SKRASTINS NHL Seasons Stats
| Age | Season | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | Shot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2010-11 | DAL | D | 74 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 38 | 10 |
| 35 | 2009-10 | DAL | D | 79 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 24 | 3.8 |
| 34 | 2008-09 | FLA | D | 80 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 7.3 |
| 32 | 2006-07 | COL | D | 68 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 2005-06 | COL | D | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 65 | 5.2 |
| 29 | 2003-04 | COL | D | 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 4.9 |
| 28 | 2002-03 | NSH | D | 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 44 | 3.5 |
| 27 | 2001-02 | NSH | D | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 36 | 4.8 |
| 26 | 2000-01 | NSH | D | 82 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 30 | 1.5 |
| 25 | 1999-00 | NSH | D | 59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 20 | 9.8 |
| 24 | 1998-99 | NSH | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL season totals | 772 | 30 | 101 | 131 | -3 | 343 | 4.6 | |||