Trevor Smith (ice hockey)

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Trevor Smith
Trevor Smith 2012-02-25.JPG
Smith with the Lightning in 2012.
Born (1985-02-08) February 8, 1985 (age 40)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
SC Bern
Nashville Predators
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20072019

Trevor Smith (born February 8, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Early life

Smith was born in Ottawa, Ontario. [1] [2] [3] to father Harvey Smith. [4] His parents are originally from Montreal, Quebec but Smith grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. [5]

Playing career

Amateur

Before college, he played in 2001–02 for the Queens Park Pirates Pacific Junior Hockey League (PIJHL), in 2003–04 for the Quesnel Millionaires of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), and in 2004–05 for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), for whom he played in the USHL All Star Game. [6]

He played two seasons in the NCAA with the University of New Hampshire, in 2005–07. There, he was an All Hockey East First team selection, an NCAA East Second Team All-American, and was named to the New England All-Star team. [4] [7] He had 63 points in 78 games over two seasons. [8]

Professional

He then signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on April 2, 2007. [4] He played 8 games with the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the end of the 2006–07 campaign, notching three points and two penalty minutes.

During the 2007–08 season, Trevor split time between the Utah Grizzlies and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, playing 53 games in Bridgeport and 22 in Utah. He was picked to represent Utah at the ECHL All-Star game, but could not play as he was recalled to Bridgeport. [7] He was named the Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for February 2008 after scoring 15 points in 13 games. [4] [7]

Smith had a breakout year during the 2008–09 season for the Sound Tigers playing on the first line between Kurtis McLean and Mike Iggulden, scoring 30 goals and notching 32 assists in 76 games. Trevor made his NHL debut with the Islanders later that season, wearing number 77 and scoring one goal in seven games.

On July 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. [9]

On January 4, 2011, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Nate Guenin. On July 5, 2011, Smith was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In 2011–12, he played in the AHL All-Star Game, had an AHL Best Plus/Minus (+34), played for the AHL Calder Cup Champion, and had the AHL Most Points Playoffs (16). [6]

On July 1, 2012, Smith was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [10] Due to the NHL lockout, Smith was directly assigned to the Penguins AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the majority of the 2012–13 season. He was briefly recalled by the Penguins and played a solitary game against the New York Islanders on March 22, 2013.

During the summer of 2013 he was recruited to play for Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, but was recovering from an upper-body injury sustained during the AHL playoffs and turned down the request; his father was assistant coach to the team, and it won a gold medal. [5] [11] He said: "I would have been upset if Canada had lost because I had not gone". [5]

On July 5, 2013, Smith was signed as a free agent to a one-year, one-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a reported $550,000. [5] [12] On September 30, he was assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. [13]

On October 4, 2013, Smith was named as team captain of the Toronto Marlies – the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, becoming the 5th Captain in team history. [5] [14] On October 8 he debuted for the Leafs, becoming the 900th player in franchise history. [15]

On July 2, 2015, Smith as a free agent signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swiss club, SC Bern of the National League A (NLA). [16] He won the 2016 Swiss championship with Bern, but missed large parts of the 2015-16 season after undergoing elbow surgery. He returned to game action in February 2016. [17] During his Bern stint, Smith made 18 NLA appearances producing three goals and two assists and played in four contests of the Champions Hockey League, scoring one goal and two assists. He left after a single season at SCB.

On July 2, 2016, he inked a two-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). [18] Smith made his debut with the Predators in a solitary game during the 2016–17 season, spending the duration of his contract with Nashville's AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

As a free agent from the Predators, Smith agreed to a one-year AHL contract to add a veteran presence to the San Antonio Rampage on July 30, 2018. [19]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 South Surrey Eagles BCHL 531392251
2003–04 Quesnel Millionaires BCHL4428194750
2004–05 Omaha Lancers USHL 602939687853142
2005–06 University of New Hampshire HE 3910102034
2006–07 University of New HampshireHE3921224339
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 81232
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL5320173716
2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 2211142528
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL763032624051340
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 71010
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL772126477351232
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL3512152716
2010–11 Springfield Falcons AHL33881610
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL162354
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL6426436970185111620
2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL75233154641558139
2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL10000
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL24101626101438112
2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL284594
2014–15 Toronto MarliesAHL823512
2014–15 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5423512
2015–16 SC Bern NLA 173251410000
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL741435494730110
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL10000
2017–18 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL6617264336
2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL519132228
NHL totals1079112020

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-Hockey East First Team 2007
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2007
AHL
Calder Cup (Norfolk Admirals) 2012

See also

References

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  3. "Welcome to the club, Trevor Smith » Kaplan's Korner on Jews and Sports". New Jersey Jewish News. January 26, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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  14. "Twitter/TorontoMarlies: Introducing your new Captain". Twitter. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  15. "Trevor Smith, Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  16. "Trevor Smith to SCB" (in German). SC Bern. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  17. Zeitung, Berner. "SC Bern's Trevor Smith healthy again, Sean Bergenheim not close to a return". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  18. "Predators Sign Trevor Smith to a Two-Year Contract" . Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  19. "Rampage sign Trevor Smith and Sam Lofquist to AHL contracts". San Antonio Rampage. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.