Brad Smyth

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Brad Smyth
Brad Smyth 11102009.jpg
Born (1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 (age 50)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Nashville Predators
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2013

Bradley Smyth (born March 13, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who endured a journeyman career and played in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators.

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Playing career

Smyth played 88 games in the National Hockey League, playing for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. In his 88 regular season games, Smyth scored 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points. He also collected 109 penalty minutes. After leaving the NHL in 2003, Smyth had spells in Finland's SM-liiga with Kärpät and in the American Hockey League with the Manchester Monarchs and the Hartford Wolf Pack before joining German team Hamburg Freezers of the DEL in 2006.

On April 10, 2009, Smyth left the DEL as a free agent and signed with EBEL team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, from Croatia. [1] In the 2009–10 season, Smyth contributed with 18 goals to finish third for Zagreb. In the playoffs, he helped the team to an upset victory over Graz 99ers before falling to eventual champions EC Red Bull Salzburg to post 4 points in 11 games.

Unsigned with the KHL the following season, Smyth joined teammate Richard Seeley and signed in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, with the Belfast Giants on October 6, 2010. [2]

After six years abroad in Europe, on August 14, 2012, Smyth returned to North America and was signed by head coach and former teammate Derek Armstrong to a one-year contract with the newly established Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League. [3] Despite his age, Smyth showed no loss in ability with the Cutthroats, in forming the league's top scoring line alongside A.J. Gale and Troy Schwab, with 23 goals and 78 points in 65 games. [4] After the Cutthroats first round loss to eventual champions, the Allen Americans, Smyth announced the end of his 20-year playing career. He did this by accepting an assistant coach and assistant director of hockey operations role within the Cutthroats on June 4, 2013. [5] After a successful season behind the bench with the Cutthroats, he was promoted to director of hockey operations and head coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 London Knights OHL 2926822—————
1991–92 London KnightsOHL5817183593102028
1992–93 London KnightsOHL66545510911812781525
1993–94 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 292630563810881619
1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 30731054—————
1994–95 Birmingham BullsECHL363335685235270
1994–95 Cincinnati CyclonesIHL26211133410002
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 30007—————
1995–96 Carolina Monarchs AHL68685812680—————
1995–96 Florida Panthers NHL 71124—————
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL35270—————
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL81012—————
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL44881674—————
1997–98 Los Angeles KingsNHL91344—————
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL10000—————
1997–98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL5729336279151282011
1998–99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL3411162721—————
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL30006—————
1998–99 Hartford Wolf PackAHL3625194448760614
1999–00 Hartford Wolf PackAHL8039377662231310238
2000–01 Hartford Wolf PackAHL7750297911052358
2000–01 New York RangersNHL41014—————
2001–02 Hartford Wolf PackAHL793448829010381114
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL692432567714761312
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL1231415—————
2003–04 Kärpät SM-l 4820183885153584
2004–05 Manchester Monarchs AHL612333567462136
2005–06 Manchester MonarchsAHL6427376449—————
2005–06Hartford Wolf PackAHL16715222091344
2006–07 Hamburg Freezers DEL 522336595841124
2007–08 Hamburg FreezersDEL5627305752834714
2008–09 Hamburg FreezersDEL2569152291126
2009–10 KHL Medveščak EBEL 4418193740112246
2010–11 Belfast Giants EIHL 177101712—————
2010–11 Fassa ITA 1696151253144
2011–12 Morzine-Avoriaz FRA 26817253851346
2012–13 Denver Cutthroats CHL 652553785453032
AHL totals6103263416676968946398575
NHL totals88151328109—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
First All-Star Team 1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02
John B. Sollenberger Trophy 1995–96 [6]
Willie Marshall Award 1995–96
Les Cunningham Award 1995–96 [7]
All-Star Game 2001 [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Large reinforcement arrives: Brad Smyth joins Medveščak". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Giants add former NHL'er Brad Smyth". Belfast Giants. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Former NHL forward Smyth signs with Denver". Central Hockey League. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Denver Cutthroats veteran Brad Smyth is the Crash Davis of Hockey". Denver Post . 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brad Smyth named assistant coach". Denver Cutthroats. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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