Dan Smith (ice hockey)

For other people with this name, see Dan Smith (disambiguation).

Dan Smith
Smith with the Syracuse Crunch in 2007
Born	(1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 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.

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. 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. Named captain, the tenth in Syracuse history, Smith missed only one game in the year as the Crunch failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Smith retired on December 10, 2009.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Fernie Ghostriders	RMJHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	University of British Columbia	CWUAA		28	1	2	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Tri–City Americans	WHL		58	1	21	22	70		11	1	3	4	14
1996–97	Tri–City Americans	WHL		72	5	19	24	174		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Hershey Bears	AHL		8	0	1	1	6		15	0	1	1	25
1997–98	Hershey Bears	AHL		50	1	2	3	71		6	0	0	0	4
1998–99	Hershey Bears	AHL		54	5	7	12	72		5	0	1	1	0
1998–99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		12	0	0	0	9		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Hershey Bears	AHL		49	7	15	22	56		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hershey Bears	AHL		58	2	12	14	34		12	0	1	1	4
2001–02	Lukko	SM-l		32	1	2	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Colorado Gold Kings	WCHL		12	0	2	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Springfield Falcons	AHL		69	1	14	15	53		6	0	2	2	0
2003–04	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL		66	4	9	13	41		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Edmonton Road Runners	AHL		72	5	10	15	72		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		69	0	16	16	61		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		7	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		80	1	10	11	97		7	0	1	1	8
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		77	1	6	7	73		10	0	1	1	17
2008–09	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		79	3	4	7	91		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				731	30	106	136	727		61	0	7	7	58
NHL totals				22	0	0	0	16		—	—	—	—	—

Transactions

• July 8, 1995 - Smith drafted by Colorado Avalanche
• August 8, 2002 - Smith signs with Phoenix Coyotes
• August 21, 2003 - Smith signs with Edmonton Oilers
• July 13, 2006 - Smith signs with Detroit Red Wings
• July 11, 2007 - Smith signs with Columbus Blue Jackets

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database