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Brendan Smith
Born (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 35)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
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 New York Rangers 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-signed Smith to a two-year, $5.5 million contract.[4]

During the final year of his contract and approaching free agency in the 2016–17 season, Smith was traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on February 28, 2017.[5] Smith provided a stability to the Rangers blueline to finish the season with 4 points in 18 games.

On June 29, 2017, Smith agreed to forfeit his impending free agent status in signing to a four-year, $17.4 million contract to remain with the Rangers.[6]

Personal

Brendan grew up in the Mimico neighbourhood of Etobicoke, Ontario and has two brothers, Rory and Reilly.[7] The three all played minor hockey in Mimico with the Faustina Sports Club, then all played for the St. Michael's Buzzers minor juniors.[8] 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.[9]

Career statistics

Smith playing with the Grand Rapids Griffins

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
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
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 2 3 5 34 — — — — —
2016–17 New York Rangers NHL 18 1 3 4 29 12 0 4 4 20
NHL totals 309 16 55 71 310 39 2 8 10 44
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2006 Yorkton

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 [10]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2010 [11]

References

  1. ^ USCHO Staff (March 18, 2010). "Denver, Wisconsin Each Have Two on Hobey Top 10". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Brendan Smith's first NHL goal". NHL.com. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Smith, Red Wings reach new deal". Detroit Red Wings. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ DiFilippo, Alex (June 30, 2015). "Red Wings re-sign defenseman Brendan Smith to two-year deal". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved June 30, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Rangers Acquire Defenseman Brendan Smith". NHL.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Brendan Smith". New York Rangers. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Reilly Smith player profile". Eliteprospects.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Nelson, Norm (January 20, 2013). "All three Etobicoke Smith brothers make the big leagues". Etobicoke Guardian. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2014/11/red_wings_qa_brendan_smith_on.html
  10. ^ "Denver put 3 on All-America Team". Collegehockeynews.com. April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  11. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick
2007 		Succeeded by
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