Geoff Smith (ice hockey player)

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Date of birth	March 7, 1969
place of birth	Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size	188 cm
Weight	91 kg

position	defender
Shot hand	Left

Draft

NHL Entry Draft	1987 , 3rd lap, 63rd position Edmonton Oilers

Career stations

1986-1987	St. Albert Saints
1987-1988	University of North Dakota
1988-1989	Kamloops Blazers
1989-1993	Edmonton Oilers
1993-1996	Florida panthers
1996-1997	Carolina Monarchs
1997-1998	New York Rangers
1998-1999	Cincinnati Cyclones Worcester IceCats

Geoff Arthur Smith (born March 7, 1969 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played for the Edmonton Oilers , Florida Panthers and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1989 to 1999 .

Career

Geoff Smith was selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in the third round as a 63rd player overall by the Edmonton Oilers . First, however, he played a year for the ice hockey team of the University of Dakota before he moved to the Kamloops Blazers from the Western Hockey League at the beginning of the 1988/89 season. In his rookie season , the 1989/90 season of the National Hockey League , Geoff Smith won the Stanley Cup on the first attempt with Edmonton . At the beginning of the 1993/94 season , the Oilers gave the defender to the Florida Panthers , with whom he stayed until 1997. Then the Canadian received a contract as a free agent with the New York Rangers . After moving to the St. Louis Blues in February 1999, he ended his active career in the service of the Worcester IceCats farm team in the summer of 1999.

From 2008 to 2011, Smith worked as an assistant coach with the Kamloops Blazers in the WHL.

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	10	462	18th	73	91	282
Playoffs	4th	13	0	1	1	8th

personal data
SURNAME	Smith, Geoff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Geoff Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Edmonton , Alberta