Dan Smith (ice hockey)

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Dan Smith
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Smith with the Syracuse Crunch in 2007
Born (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 46)
Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers
Lukko
NHL Draft 181st overall, 1995
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 1997–2009

Dan Smith (born October 19, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played primarily in the American Hockey League (AHL), he also played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche and the Edmonton Oilers between 1998 and 2005.

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Playing career

Smith was selected 181st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, by the Colorado Avalanche. After completing his junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, Smith made his professional debut with the Hershey Bears, Colorado's AHL farm team. During his five years with the Colorado, Smith played only 15 games for Avalanche, with the bulk of his time being spent with the Bears.

After a year playing in Finland, and another year in the Phoenix Coyotes organization (playing for the AHL Springfield Falcons), Smith signed with the Edmonton Oilers on August 21, 2003.

In the three years Smith was part of the Oilers organization, he played nearly all the time with Edmonton's respective AHL affiliate. He collected another seven games during the 2005–06 season with the big club.

On July 13, 2006, Smith was signed by the Detroit Red Wings. After the Red Wings training camp, Smith was assigned to Detroit's AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, with whom he played the 2006–07 season.

For the 2007–08 season, on July 11, 2007, Smith was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. [1] Added as depth for their affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, Smith's veteran presence helped guide the Crunch to the second round of the playoffs. Smith re-signed on July 8, 2008, with the Crunch for the following 2008–09 season. [2] Named captain, the tenth in Syracuse history, Smith missed only one game in the year as the Crunch failed to qualify for the playoffs. [3]

Smith retired on December 10, 2009. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Fernie Ghostriders RMJHL ——————————
1994–95 University of British Columbia CWUAA 2812326—————
1995–96 Tri–City Americans WHL 5812122701113414
1996–97 Tri–City AmericansWHL7251924174—————
1996–97 Hershey Bears AHL 801161501125
1997–98 Hershey BearsAHL501237160004
1998–99 Hershey BearsAHL5457127250110
1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 120009—————
1999–2000 Hershey BearsAHL497152256—————
1999–2000 Colorado AvalancheNHL30000—————
2000–01 Hershey BearsAHL582121434120114
2001–02 Lukko SM-l 3212318—————
2001–02 Colorado Gold Kings WCHL 1202216—————
2002–03 Springfield Falcons AHL69114155360220
2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL66491341—————
2004–05 Edmonton Road Runners AHL725101572—————
2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL690161661—————
2005–06 Edmonton Oilers NHL70007—————
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL80110119770118
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL77167731001117
2008–09 Syracuse CrunchAHL7934791—————
AHL totals731301061367276107758
NHL totals2200016—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign center Derek MacKenzie and defenseman Dan Smith". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2007-07-11. Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Crunch re-sign defenseman Dan Smith". Syracuse Crunch. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Dan Smith named 10th captain in Syracuse Crunch history". Syracuse Crunch. 2008-10-16. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Syracuse Crunch defenseman Dan Smith all done". Srycause.com. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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