Brendan Smith (ice hockey)
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| Born |
February 8, 1989 Etobicoke, ON, CAN | ||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL Draft |
27th overall, 2007 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Brendan Smith (born February 8, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Smith was drafted 27th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and was previously a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.[1]
Playing career
Prior to the 2007 Draft, Smith was a member of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League's St. Michael's Buzzers. In 2007, he finished his second season with St. Michael's leading all defencemen in points with 36. Smith was selected to participate in the CJAHL All-Star Game in 2006. Smith played for Canada East at the World Junior A Challenge 2006, helping his team win silver. Smith played three seasons for the University of Wisconsin–Madison before he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Detroit Red Wings, on May 27, 2010. Smith made his NHL debut on November 17, 2011 against the San Jose Sharks. Smith was called up on February 27, 2012 to replace Mike Commodore, who had been traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on the same day. He scored his first NHL goal against Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild at the Joe Louis Arena on March 2, 2012.[2]
Smith appeared in 34 games for Detroit during the lock-out shortened 2012–13 NHL season. He would score his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal on May 6, 2013 during game four of Detroit's Western Conference Quarter-Finals Series against the Anaheim Ducks.
On July 16, 2013, the Detroit Red Wings re-signed Smith to a two-year, $2.525 million contract.[3] On June 30, 2015, the Red Wings re-sgined Smith to a two-year, $5.5 million contract.[4]
Personal life
Brendan grew up in the Mimico neighbourhood of Etobicoke, Ontario and has two brothers, Rory and Reilly.[5] The three all played minor hockey in Mimico with the Faustina Sports Club, then all played for the St. Michael's Buzzers minor juniors.[6] He faced his brother Reilly in the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs when his Red Wings faced Reilly's Bruins. If not in the NHL, Brendan would see himself playing professional lacrosse or becoming a physical education teacher.[7]
Smith became engaged to his long time girlfriend Samantha Frank in May of 2016. [8]
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 | ||
| 2005–06 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 39 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 2006–07 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OPJHL | 39 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 22 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 31 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Wisconsin Badgers | WCHA | 42 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 63 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 57 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 32 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 34 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 258 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 247 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada East
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| World Junior A Challenge | ||
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 2009–10 | |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 2009–10 | [9] |
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2010 | [10] |
References
- ↑ USCHO Staff (March 18, 2010). "Denver, Wisconsin Each Have Two on Hobey Top 10". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Brendan Smith's first NHL goal". NHL.com. March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Smith, Red Wings reach new deal". Detroit Red Wings. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ DiFilippo, Alex (June 30, 2015). "Red Wings re-sign defenseman Brendan Smith to two-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Reilly Smith player profile". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ↑ Nelson, Norm (20 January 2013). "All three Etobicoke Smith brothers make the big leagues". Etobicoke Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2014/11/red_wings_qa_brendan_smith_on.html
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFktsGRBfex/?taken-by=bssmith2
- ↑ "Denver put 3 on All-America Team". Collegehockeynews.com. April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Brendan Smith's player profile at NHL.com
- Brendan Smith's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Brendan Smith's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jakub Kindl |
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Thomas McCollum |