Brad Smyth
Bradley Smyth (born March 13, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who endured a journeyman career and played in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators.
| Brad Smyth | |||
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| Born |
March 13, 1973 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Nashville Predators Ottawa Senators | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2013 | ||
Playing career
Smyth played 88 games in the National Hockey League, playing for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. In his 88 regular season games, Smyth scored 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points. He also collected 109 penalty minutes. After leaving the NHL in 2003, Smyth had spells in Finland's SM-liiga with Kärpät and in the American Hockey League with the Manchester Monarchs and the Hartford Wolf Pack before joining German team Hamburg Freezers of the DEL in 2006.
On April 10, 2009, Smyth left the DEL as a free agent and signed with EBEL team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, from Croatia.[1] In the 2009–10 season, Smyth contributed with 18 goals to finish third for Zagreb. In the playoffs, he helped the team to an upset victory over Graz 99ers before falling to eventual champions EC Red Bull Salzburg to post 4 points in 11 games.
Unsigned with the KHL the following season, Smyth joined teammate Richard Seeley and signed in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, with the Belfast Giants on October 6, 2010.[2]
After six years abroad in Europe, on August 14, 2012, Smyth returned to North America and was signed by head coach and former teammate Derek Armstrong to a one-year contract with the newly established Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League.[3] Despite his age, Smyth showed no loss in ability with the Cutthroats, in forming the league's top scoring line alongside A.J. Gale and Troy Schwab, with 23 goals and 78 points in 65 games.[4] After the Cutthroats first round loss to eventual champions, the Allen Americans, Smyth announced the end of his 20-year playing career by accepting an assistant coach and assistant director of hockey operations role within the Cutthroats on June 4, 2013.[5] After a successful season behind the bench with the Cutthroats, he was promoted to director of hockey operations and head coach.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | London Knights | OHL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | London Knights | OHL | 58 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 93 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | London Knights | OHL | 66 | 54 | 55 | 109 | 118 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 1993–94 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 29 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 1993–94 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 36 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 68 | 68 | 58 | 126 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 57 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 79 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 34 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 36 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 80 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 62 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 77 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 110 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 79 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 69 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Kärpät | SM-l | 48 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 61 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 64 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 16 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 52 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 56 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | KHL Medveščak | EBEL | 44 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Fassa | ITA | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Morzine-Avoriaz | FRA | 26 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Denver Cutthroats | CHL | 65 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 610 | 326 | 341 | 667 | 696 | 89 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 75 | ||||
| NHL totals | 88 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02 | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy | 1995–96 | [6] |
| Willie Marshall Award | 1995–96 | |
| Les Cunningham Award | 1995–96 | [7] |
| All-Star Game | 2001 | [8] |
References
- "Large reinforcement arrives: Brad Smyth joins Medveščak". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 2009-04-10. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- "Giants add former NHL'er Brad Smyth". Belfast Giants. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- "Former NHL forward Smyth signs with Denver". Central Hockey League. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- "Denver Cutthroats veteran Brad Smyth is the Crash Davis of Hockey". Denver Post. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- "Brad Smyth named assistant coach". Denver Cutthroats. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
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