Craig Smith (ice hockey)
Craig Smith (born September 5, 1989) is an American ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Craig Smith | |||
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Smith with the Nashville Predators in 2012 | |||
Born |
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | September 5, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Boston Bruins Nashville Predators KalPa | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft |
98th overall, 2009 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Playing career
Smith played major junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Waterloo Black Hawks. He was named to the USHL First All-Star Team for the 2008–09 season.[1]
Smith participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the United States men's national ice hockey team. He then went on to play two years for the University of Wisconsin.
After coming out of college early, Smith became the first player since Colin Wilson to make the Predators without first playing for the Milwaukee Admirals. On October 7, 2011, Smith scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game against Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Following the 2014–15 NHL season Smith became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Predators made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Smith filed for Salary Arbitration.[2] Prior to his scheduled meeting, Smith agreed to terms on a five-year $21.25 million contract extension with the Predators on July 20, 2015.[3]
On September 29, 2020, after nine seasons Smith informed the Nashville Predators that he would not be re-signing and that he would test free agency. On October 10, Smith was signed to a three-year, $9.3 million contract with the Boston Bruins.[4]
Smith with the United States men's national hockey team in a game against German's men's national hockey team. | ||
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing United States | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland | ||
World Junior A Challenge | ||
2008 Camrose | ||
2007 Trail |
Personal
Smith graduated from La Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | La Follette High School | HS-WI | 20 | 16 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2005–06 | La Follette High School | HS-WI | 20 | 35 | 26 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2006–07 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
2007–08 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 58 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 54 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||
2009–10 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | KalPa | SM-l | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 78 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2017–18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 76 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 69 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 661 | 162 | 168 | 330 | 264 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | United States | WJAC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009 | United States | WJAC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
2011 | United States | WC | 8th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
2012 | United States | WC | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2013 | United States | WC | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | ||
2014 | United States | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Senior totals | 29 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 34 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2009 | |
First All-Star Team | 2009 | [1] |
College | ||
All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2010 | [6] |
References
- "Craig Smith profile". The Hockey News. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- "Smith files for arbitration". National Hockey League. 2015-07-05. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- "Predators sign Craig Smith to a five year contract". Nashville Predators. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- "Bruins sign Craig Smith to a three-year contract". Boston Bruins. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- Madison.com, by Andy Baggot, October 31, 2006, retrieved May 26, 2020
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database