Paul Skjodt

Paul Skjodt
Paul Skjodt
Born	June 28, 1958 (age 65); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian / American
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Former ice hockey player
Spouse(s)	Cindy Simon
Children	3
Relatives	Melvin Simon (father-in-law); David Simon (brother-in-law)

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Paul Skjodt (born June 28, 1958) is an American-Canadian businessman, and former ice hockey player.

Early life[edit]

Paul Skjodt was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 28, 1958.^[1]

Ice hockey career[edit]

From 1975, he played junior-level ice hockey for the Kitchener Rangers, Windsor Spitfires, Royal York Royals and Toronto Nationals, as well as the Erie Blades and the Crowtree Chiefs.^[1]

In 1986, Skjodt moved to Indianapolis in 1986 to pursue a career with the Indianapolis Checkers of the International Hockey League.^[2]

Skjodt founded and owned the now defunct Indiana Ice hockey team of the USHL, that won the Clark Cup Championship in 2009 and 2014.^[2]

Property developer[edit]

In 2014, Skjodt was planning on building a $25 million 250,000-square-foot sports complex in northwest Indianapolis.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

In 1987, he married Cindy Simon, the daughter of Melvin Simon and Bess Simon.^[2] They have three children, Erik, Samantha and Ian.^[2]

They are leading political donors, giving $6.6 million to the Democratic Party in the 2018 elections.^[4]

In 2015, their Samerian Foundation (founded in 2003) created a $20 million endowment, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. renamed its Center for the Prevention of Genocide as The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Paul Skjodt hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Our Board - Samerian Foundation". www.samerianfoundation.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
↑ "Skjodt plotting $25 million sports complex". ibj.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
↑ Jones, Natalie (2 November 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election". Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
↑ "Indianapolis philanthropists make $20 million gift for genocide center - Indiana Economic Digest". indianaeconomicdigest.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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[hockeydb.com-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Paul Skjodt hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

[samerianfoundation.org-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Our Board - Samerian Foundation". www.samerianfoundation.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

[3] "Skjodt plotting $25 million sports complex". ibj.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

[4] Jones, Natalie (2 November 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election". Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.

[5] "Indianapolis philanthropists make $20 million gift for genocide center - Indiana Economic Digest". indianaeconomicdigest.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.

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