Dalton Smith

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Dalton Smith
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Smith with the Providence Bruins in 2015
Born (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 32)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Hershey Bears
Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft 34th overall, 2010
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2012–present

Dalton Smith (born 30 June 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Smith was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Smith played four seasons (2008–2012) of major junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 50 goals and 55 assists for 105 points, and earning 328 penalty minutes, over 196 games.

On 8 August 2011, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed Smith to a three-year entry-level contract. [1]

At the 2013–14 trade deadline, the Blue Jackets traded Smith and Jonathan Marchessault, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Dana Tyrell and Matt Taormina on 5 March 2014,. [2]

Smith spent the 2014–15 season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. When Smith's contract was not renewed, he accepted a try-out contract with the Providence Bruins of the AHL on 3 October 2015. [3]

Failing to catch on in Providence, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He played 11 games with the Phantoms. After not being resigned by the Phantoms Smith attended the training camp of the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL. Smith belatedly signed a one-year contract with Charlotte near the start of the 2016–17 season, moving down one tier to their ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades, on 9 October 2016. [4]

After playing out the season with the Everblades, recording a professional high 23 points in 60 games, Smith as a free agent the following summer attended the Rochester Americans 2017 training camp on 25 September 2017. [5]

During the 2019–20 season, his 8th professional year, on December 30, 2019, Smith signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Americans' parent NHL club, the Buffalo Sabres. [6] He was recalled to make his long-awaited NHL debut with the Sabres against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 31, 2019, registering 2 penalty minutes in 1:26 of ice-time in a 6–4 defeat. He was placed on waivers to return to Rochester on 2 January 2020. [7]

At the conclusion of his contract, Smith was not extended by the Sabres and as a free agent opted to remain within the organization, continuing his tenure in the AHL with the Americans on a one-year deal on 12 October 2020. [8]

On 29 July 2021, Smith left Rochester after four seasons and signed to add a veteran presence on a one-year contract with the Colorado Eagles of the AHL. [9] Smith enjoyed his most productive season in the AHL since 2015 during the 2021–22 season, collecting 5 goals and 11 points in 52 regular season games.

On 28 June 2022, Smith agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain with the Eagles. [10]

Following three seasons within the Eagles organization, Smith left as a free agent and was belatedly signed to a one-year contract with reigning AHL champions, the Hershey Bears, on October 15, 2024. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Whitby Fury OJHL 40101323109—————
2008–09 Ottawa 67's OHL 17257870000
2009–10 Ottawa 67'sOHL622123441291233627
2010–11 Ottawa 67'sOHL64121729124422412
2011–12 Ottawa 67'sOHL53151025671844846
2012–13 Springfield Falcons AHL 67369128100012
2013–14 Springfield FalconsAHL5045999—————
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL1921351—————
2014–15 Syracuse CrunchAHL62116177920004
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL1710124—————
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL1110125—————
2016–17 Florida Everblades ECHL 601013231531130322
2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL45112102—————
2018–19 Rochester AmericansAHL4826811130002
2019–20 Rochester AmericansAHL4214563—————
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10002—————
2020–21 Rochester AmericansAHL2210145—————
2021–22 Colorado Eagles AHL52561159500011
2022–23 Colorado EaglesAHL600032—————
2023–24 Colorado EaglesAHL4914599—————
NHL totals10002—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign draft pick Smith". Columbus Blue Jackets. August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Lightning shake up Crunch with trades of Tyrell, Taormina". Syracuse.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mark Divver (October 3, 2015). "Brookbank and Smith in the lineup tonight". Twitter . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Everblades receive three players from Charlotte". Florida Everblades. October 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rochester Americans 2017-18 training camp" (PDF). Rochester Americans. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sabres sign Smith to one-year, two-way contract". Buffalo Sabres. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sabres waive Dalton Smith for assignment to the AHL". diebytheblade.com. January 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Smith signs one-year deal with Amerks". Rochester Americans. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Colorado signs veteran forward Dalton Smith". Colorado Eagles. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Colorado welcomes back forward Dalton Smith". Colorado Eagles. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bears sign veteran forward Smith". American Hockey League. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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