Wyatt Smith

American ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Wyatt Smith

Smith with the Colorado Avalanche in 2007

Born|  (1977-02-13) February 13, 1977 (age 46)
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Height|  5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight|  205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position|  Center
Shot|  Left
Played for|  Phoenix Coyotes
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft|  233rd overall, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career|  1999-2011

Wyatt Carter Smith (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played as a journeyman center in the National Hockey League before finishing his career with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

## Playing career[edit]

From 1995 to 1999, he played at the University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche.

On July 3, 2008, Smith was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2008–09 season.[1] After playing 18 games with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, Smith was traded by the Lightning back to the team that drafted him the Phoenix Coyotes on November 25, 2008.[2] Smith was then reassigned to the Coyotes' affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, of the AHL.

On July 31, 2009, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3] Assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Wyatt remained with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as captain for the duration of the 2009–10 season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points in 76 contests.[4]

On September 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for the 2010–11 season.[5] Signed to fulfill a veteran presence with the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence, Smith struggled to produce offensively scoring 2 goals in 30 games. After clearing waivers on December 31, 2010, Smith was released from his contract and signed in Europe for the remainder of the season with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.[6]

## Career statistics[edit]

### Regular season and playoffs[edit]

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1994–95  | Warroad High School | HSMN | 28 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 28  | — | — | — | — | —
1995–96 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 32 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32  | — | — | — | — | —
1996–97 | University of Minnesota  | WCHA  | 38 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 44  | — | — | — | — | —
1997–98 | University of Minnesota  | WCHA  | 39 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 62  | — | — | — | — | —
1998–99 | University of Minnesota  | WCHA  | 43 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 37  | — | — | — | — | —
1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1999–2000 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 60 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 37  | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13
2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes  | NHL  | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13  | — | — | — | — | —
2000–01 | Springfield Falcons  | AHL  | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11  | — | — | — | — | —
2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes  | NHL  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
2001–02 | Springfield Falcons  | AHL  | 69 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 69  | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL  | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL  | 56 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 89  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
2003–04 | Nashville Predators  | NHL  | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals  | AHL  | 40 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40  | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25
2004–05 | Milwaukee Admirals  | AHL  | 69 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 89  | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10
2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL  | 42 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26  | — | — | — | — | —
2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL  | 39 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 40  | — | — | — | — | —
2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL  | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL  | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12  | — | — | — | — | —
2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL  | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL  | 40 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 34  | — | — | — | — | —
2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL  | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12  | — | — | — | — | —
2008–09  | San Antonio Rampage | AHL  | 53 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 59  | — | — | — | — | —
2009–10 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL  | 76 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 70  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6
2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL  | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23  | — | — | — | — | —
2010–11 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 22 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
NHL totals  | 211  | 10  | 22  | 32  | 65  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
AHL totals  | 580  | 162  | 234  | 396  | 585  | 42  | 10  | 14  | 24  | 54

### International[edit]

Year  | Team  | Event  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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1996 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2
1997 | United States  | WJC  | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
Junior totals  | 12  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 2

## Awards and honors[edit]

Award  | Year  |

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College
All-WCHA Third Team | 1997–98 |
All-WCHA Third Team | 1998–99 |
AHL
Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)  | 2003–04 |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lightning ink former Calder Cup champion Wyatt Smith". AHL. July 3, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
2. ^ "Lightning trade center Wyatt Smith". NHL. November 25, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
3. ^ "Penguins sign forwards Brookbank, Smtih". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
4. ^ "Penguins deal with exit". Times Leader. April 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
5. ^ "Wyatt Smith to fill void left by Trent Whitfield". NESN. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
6. ^ "ERC Inglostadt commit to new forward" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

## External links[edit]

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

David Gove

|  Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2009–10 | Succeeded by

Ryan Craig