After a solid 1995–96 season with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders Midget AAA team, Erskine signed for the following season with the Quinte Hawks Jr.A. team of the
Ontario Hockey Association's Metro Junior League. The London Knights selected Erskine with the 2nd overall pick in the 1997 OHL Priority Selection. Erskine was drafted 39th overall in the
1998 NHL entry draft by the
Dallas Stars. For the 1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000 seasons, Erskine played for the
London Knights of the
Ontario Hockey League. Erskine won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as top defenceman in the OHL in 1999–2000. He showed marked improvement from season to season until his promotion to the
Utah Grizzlies of the
International Hockey League in 2000. Erskine's NHL debut came during the
2001–02 NHL season with Dallas, where he played 33 games, notching a single assist. He remained in Dallas until midway through the
2005–06 NHL season when Dallas traded Erskine to the New York Islanders for
Finnish defenceman
Janne Niinimaa. At the conclusion of the season, the Islanders did not re-sign Erskine, leaving him a free agent. On September 14, 2006, Erskine signed as a free agent with the
Washington Capitals. Following the end of the season he extended his stay with the Capitals for a further two years. In the final year of his contract a neck injury kept him out of the lineup for the entire
2014–15 season, effectively ending his playing career. == Career statistics ==