Wyatt Smith

Wyatt Smith
Smith with the Colorado Avalanche in 2007
Born	(1977-02-13) February 13, 1977 (age 44) Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Phoenix Coyotes Nashville Predators New York Islanders Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft	233rd overall, 1997 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	1999–2011

Wyatt Carter Smith (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played as a journeyman center in the National Hockey League before finishing his career with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

From 1995 to 1999, he played at the University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche.

On July 3, 2008, Smith was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2008–09 season. ^[1] After playing 18 games with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, Smith was traded by the Lightning back to the team that drafted him the Phoenix Coyotes on November 25, 2008. ^[2] Smith was then reassigned to the Coyotes' affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, of the AHL.

On July 31, 2009, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. ^[3] Assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Wyatt remained with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as captain for the duration of the 2009–10 season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points in 76 contests. ^[4]

On September 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for the 2010–11 season. ^[5] Signed to fulfill a veteran presence with the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence, Smith struggled to produce offensively scoring 2 goals in 30 games. After clearing waivers on December 31, 2010, Smith was released from his contract and signed in Europe for the remainder of the season with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. ^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Warroad High School	HSMN		28	29	31	60	28		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	University of Minnesota	WCHA		32	4	5	9	32		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	University of Minnesota	WCHA		38	16	14	30	44		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	University of Minnesota	WCHA		39	24	23	47	62		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	University of Minnesota	WCHA		43	23	20	43	37		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Springfield Falcons	AHL		60	14	26	40	37		5	2	3	5	13
2000–01	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		42	3	7	10	13		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Springfield Falcons	AHL		18	5	7	12	11		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		10	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Springfield Falcons	AHL		69	23	32	55	69		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Nashville Predators	NHL		11	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		56	24	27	51	89		4	1	0	1	2
2003–04	Nashville Predators	NHL		18	3	1	4	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		40	9	7	16	40		22	5	7	12	25
2004–05	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		69	19	28	47	89		7	1	4	5	10
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		42	0	8	8	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		39	13	16	29	40		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Minnesota Wild	NHL		61	3	3	6	16		4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Houston Aeros	AHL		12	4	3	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		25	0	3	3	8		1	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Lake Erie Monsters	AHL		40	17	18	35	34		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		18	3	4	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		53	16	24	40	59		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		76	13	35	48	70		4	1	0	1	6
2010–11	Providence Bruins	AHL		30	2	7	9	23		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		22	4	12	16	18		4	1	0	1	2
NHL totals				211	10	22	32	65		5	0	0	0	0
AHL totals				580	162	234	396	585		42	10	14	24	54

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	United States	WJC		6	0	1	1	2
1997	United States	WJC		6	0	2	2	0
Junior totals				12	0	3	3	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
College
All-WCHA Third Team	1997–98
All-WCHA Third Team	1998–99
AHL
Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)	2003–04

References

1. "Lightning ink former Calder Cup champion Wyatt Smith". AHL. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
2. "Lightning trade center Wyatt Smith". NHL. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
3. "Penguins sign forwards Brookbank, Smtih". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2009-07-31. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
4. "Penguins deal with exit". Times Leader. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
5. "Wyatt Smith to fill void left by Trent Whitfield". NESN. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
6. "ERC Inglostadt commit to new forward" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by David Gove	Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2009–10	Succeeded by Ryan Craig