Bryan Smolinski

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Bryan Smolinski
Date of birth December 27, 1971
place of birth Toledo , Ohio , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 92 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 1st lap, 21st position
Boston Bruins
Career stations
1989-1993 Michigan State University
1993-1995 Boston Bruins
1995-1996 Pittsburgh Penguins
1996-1999 New York Islanders
1999-2003 Los Angeles Kings
2003-2006 Ottawa Senators
2004-2005 Motor City Mechanics
2006-2007 Chicago Blackhawks
2007 Vancouver Canucks
2007-2008 Canadiens de Montréal
2008-2009 Port Huron Icehawks
2009 Milwaukee Admirals
2009-2010 Flint Generals

Bryan Anthony Smolinski (born December 27, 1971 in Toledo , Ohio ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 1179 games for the Boston Bruins , Pittsburgh Penguins , New York Islanders , Los Angeles between 1989 and 2010 Kings , Ottawa Senators , Chicago Blackhawks , Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Smolinski celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States by winning the 1996 World Cup of Hockey .

Career

Smolinski began his career in the ice hockey team of Michigan State University , for which he was active from 1989 to 1993 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . He won the championship trophy of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association with the team in his rookie season . In addition, the striker was appointed to two all-star teams in 1993 . In 158 NCAA games he scored 181 points and received a total of 221 penalty minutes. During this time he was selected in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as a total of 21st player by the Boston Bruins .

His first experience in the National Hockey League gathered the Center in the 1992-93 season when he ran aground in 13 games for Boston and five points scorer scored. In the following season, the American became an important part of the team and was able to impose himself as a regular player. In 83 NHL games he reached 51 points and thus became together with Alexandre Daigle of the Senators the fifth best rookies scorer of the 1993/94 season . With the team he qualified for the play-offs and defeated the Montréal Canadiens in the first round , before the team lost the series against the New Jersey Devils in six games in the following round . Also in the following year Smolinski was under contract with the Bruins and qualified with the team again for the play-offs in the 1994/95 season , which was shortened by a lockout . In the first round, however, the team was defeated in five games against the New Jersey Devils and thus failed again at this.

On August 2, 1995, the Bruins announced a transfer deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins . Smolinski moved to Pittsburgh along with Glen Murray and a third-round draft pick in exchange for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern . In his only season in Pittsburgh, he made it into the play-offs with the Penguins and defeated the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers in the first two rounds . In the Conference Finals, he lost with the team in seven games against the Florida Panthers . In a total of 99 NHL games for the Penguins, Smolinski scored 73 points. In November 1996 it was given to the New York Islanders in exchange for Darius Kasparaitis and Andreas Johansson . He played six games for the Detroit Vipers in the International Hockey League in the 1996/97 season and then completed the remainder of the season in the NHL team of the Islanders. The Islanders team missed the play-offs for three consecutive years. In June 1999, an exchange between the Islanders and the Los Angeles Kings followed . Smolinski was transferred to the Kings along with Žigmund Pálffy , Marcel Cousineau and a four-round suffrage in exchange for Olli Jokinen , Josh Green , Mathieu Biron and a first-round draft pick.

Smolinski in the jersey of the Vancouver Canucks

In his first season in Los Angeles he reached the play-offs with the Kings, but the first round was lost in four games against the Detroit Red Wings . In the following two years, the team managed to score over 40 points and once again qualified for the finals. No significant successes could be booked and the attacking player failed with the Californians against the Colorado Avalanche . In the 2002/03 season , qualification for the play-offs was missed and Smolinski was given a few weeks before the end of the regular season in March 2003 to the Ottawa Senators . With the Senators, the advance succeeded in the Conference Finals, in which the team failed only in seven games against the New Jersey Devils. After another year in Ottawa, his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2004 and the American signed in February 2005 with the Motor City Mechanics in the United Hockey League . There he was used in 21 games and reached 32 points scorer with 18 penalty minutes. In the summer of 2005, he returned to the Senators and made it back to the NHL roster. In 81 games of the following season, he achieved 48 scorer points and made it to the play-offs with the team. After the Senators defeated Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round , the next round, after five games against the Buffalo Sabers, was eliminated from the competition.

On July 10, 2006, the Senators announced a barter with the Chicago Blackhawks , Smolinski was transferred to Chicago along with Martin Havlát . In exchange, the Senators Tom Preissing , Josh Hennessy , Michal Barinka and a second-round draft pick. The offensive player also managed to become an integral part of the team in Chicago, but was sent to the Vancouver Canucks in February 2007 . Smolinski only got eleven points in 32 games for the Canucks and his contract was not extended in the summer of 2007. Shortly thereafter, the Canadiens de Montréal took him under contract. He was unable to build on his previous performance and the center only scored 25 points for the Canadiens. In the play-offs it was possible to move into the conference semifinals, in which the team was subject to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games . The Canadiens did not offer him a new contract at the end of the season and he finally signed a contract with the Port Huron Icehawks from the International Hockey League (IHL). During the following season he changed clubs and joined the American Hockey League team Milwaukee Admirals . In the summer of 2009 he signed a contract with the Flint Generals from the IHL, for which he played during the 2009/10 season. After that, the franchise was dissolved and Smolinski ended his active career at the age of 38.

International

Smolinski represented the United States in the following tournaments: World Junior Championship 1990 , World Cup of Hockey 1996 , World Championship 1998 , World Championship 1999 and World Cup of Hockey 2004 . His greatest success came in 1996 when he won the World Cup of Hockey with the USA in the finals against Canada.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1989/90 Michigan State University CCHA 39 10 17th 27 45
1990/91 Michigan State University CCHA 35 9 12 21st 24
1991/92 Michigan State University CCHA 44 30th 35 65 59
1992/93 Michigan State University CCHA 40 31 37 68 93
1992/93 Boston Bruins NHL 9 1 3 4th 0 4th 1 0 1 2
1993/94 Boston Bruins NHL 83 31 20th 51 82 13 5 4th 9 4th
1994/95 Boston Bruins NHL 44 18th 13 31 31 5 0 1 1 4th
1995/96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81 24 40 64 69 18th 5 4th 9 10
1996/97 New York Islanders NHL 64 28 28 56 25th - - - - -
1996/97 Detroit Vipers IHL 6th 5 7th 12 10 - - - - -
1997/98 New York Islanders NHL 81 13 30th 43 34 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Islanders NHL 82 16 24 40 49 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 20th 36 56 48 4th 0 0 0 2
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 27 32 59 40 13 1 5 6th 14th
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 13 25th 38 56 7th 2 0 2 2
2002/03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 18th 20th 38 18th - - - - -
2002/03 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 3 5 8th 2 18th 2 7th 9 6th
2003/04 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 19th 27 46 49 7th 1 1 2 4th
2004/05 Motor City Mechanics UHL 21st 9 23 32 18th - - - - -
2005/06 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 17th 31 48 46 4th 1 1 2 0
2006/07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 62 14th 23 37 29 - - - - -
2006/07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 19th 4th 3 7th 6th 12 2 2 4th 8th
2007/08 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 64 8th 17th 25th 20th 12 1 2 3 2
2008/09 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 21st 9 21st 30th 18th 6th 3 3 6th 9
2008/09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL - - - - - 7th 3 1 4th 6th
2009/10 Flint Generals IHL 48 24 25th 49 42 12 3 12 15th 4th
NCAA overall 151 77 95 172 206
NHL overall 1056 274 377 651 606 123 23 29 52 60

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 United States June World Cup 7th place 7th 2 3 5 8th
1996 United States World cup 1st place, gold 6th 0 5 5 0
1998 United States WM 12th place 6th 3 1 4th 10
1999 United States WM 6th place 6th 3 3 6th 8th
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 3 1 0 1 0
Juniors overall 7th 2 3 5 8th
Men overall 21st 7th 9 16 18th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Smolinski, Bryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smolinski, Bryan Anthony (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio