Adam Smith (ice hockey)
| Adam Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 24, 1976 Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Binghamton Rangers Hartford Wolf Pack Grand Rapids Griffins Fort Wayne Komets Bracknell Bees Sheffield Steelers EC Bad Nauheim Trenton Titans Macon Whoopee Invicta Dynamos SC Riessersee | ||
| NHL draft |
78th, 1994 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2003 | ||
Adam Smith (born May 24, 1976 in Digby, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the third round, 78th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
[edit]Between 1996 and 1999 he played in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League for Binghamton Rangers, Hartford Wolfpack, Grand Rapids Griffins and Fort Wayne Komets. He following that with three seasons in Europe playing for the Bracknell Bees and Sheffield Steelers of the Ice Hockey Superleague in the United Kingdom and for EC Bad Nauheim in the 2nd Bundesliga in Germany.
Smith returned to North America to finish the 2001–02 season playing for Trenton Titans and Macon Whoopee in the ECHL. He then returned to Europe for the 2002–03 season where he played four games for the Invicta Dynamos in the English Premier Ice Hockey League before moving back to the 2nd Bundesliga and playing for SC Riessersee.
While in the UK, Smith helped the Bracknell Bees to win the league championship in 1990–00 and the Sheffield Steelers to win a Grand Slam of the Challenge Cup, Benson & Hedges Cup, league championship and playoffs in the 2000–01 season.
Awards and honours
[edit]- Named to the ISL All-Star Second Team in 2000–01.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 67 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 66 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Tacoma Rockets | WHL | 69 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 67 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 125 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 64 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Bracknell Bees | ISL | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Sheffield Steelers | ISL | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | EC Bad Nauheim | 2.GBun | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 129 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Macon Whoopee | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Invicta Dynamos | EPIHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Riessersee | 2.GBun | 51 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 198 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | ||
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1976 births
- Binghamton Rangers players
- Bracknell Bees players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Kelowna Rockets players
- Living people
- Macon Whoopee (ECHL) players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- Sheffield Steelers players
- Tacoma Rockets players
- Trenton Titans players
- People from Digby County, Nova Scotia
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs