Dalton Smith
Dalton Smith | |||
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![]() Smith with the Providence Bruins in 2015 | |||
Born |
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | June 30, 1992||
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 |
Colorado Eagles Buffalo Sabres | ||
NHL Draft |
34th overall, 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Dalton Smith (born June 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Colorado Eagles in 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.
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 August 8, 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 March 5, 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 October 3, 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 October 9, 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 September 25, 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 January 2, 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 October 12, 2020.[8]
On July 29, 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]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Whitby Fury | OJHL | 40 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 62 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 129 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | ||
2010–11 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 64 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 124 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 53 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 67 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 46 | ||
2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 67 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 62 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 60 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 153 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
2017–18 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign draft pick Smith". Columbus Blue Jackets. August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lightning shake up Crunch with trades of Tyrell, Taormina". Syracuse.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ Mark Divver (October 3, 2015). "Brookbank and Smith in the lineup tonight". Twitter. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Everblades receive three players from Charlotte". Florida Everblades. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Rochester Americans 2017-18 training camp" (PDF). Rochester Americans. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Sabres sign Smith to one-year, two-way contract". Buffalo Sabres. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Sabres waive Dalton Smith for assignment to the AHL". diebytheblade.com. January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Smith signs one-year deal with Amerks". Rochester Americans. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado signs veteran forward Dalton Smith". Colorado Eagles. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Colorado Eagles players
- Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
- Florida Everblades players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- Ontario Junior Hockey League players
- Ottawa 67's players
- Providence Bruins players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from Oshawa
- Springfield Falcons players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1990s births stubs