Mark Smith (ice hockey player)

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Mark Smith
Date of birth October 24, 1977
place of birth Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 97 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1997 , 9th lap, 219th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
1993-1994 Nipawin Hawks
1994-1998 Lethbridge Hurricanes
1998-2000 Kentucky Thoroughblades
2005 Victoria Salmon Kings
2000-2007 San Jose Sharks
2007-2008 Calgary Flames

Mark Christopher Smith (* 24. October 1977 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career from 1994 to 2008 among other 401 games for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League of on the position Centers has denied.

In addition to his career as a hockey player, Smith is a passionate musician and member of the band The Vinyl Trees , which he supports with his salary, and has owned the Lunar Records label since 2004 .

Career

Smith played in his junior years with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League . After he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1997 in the ninth and final round in 219th place by the San Jose Sharks , he moved to the end of the 1997/98 season, when he failed early with the Hurricanes in the playoffs Kentucky Thoroughblades , the then farm team of the San Jose Sharks, in the American Hockey League to support them there in the playoffs.

This was followed by two full seasons with the Thoroughblades before he was ordered to San Jose during the 2000/01 season . There Smith convinced with his fast and active game. During the NHL lockout 2004/05 , the Canadian played in the ECHL , but returned the following year to the San Jose Sharks, where he set career records in the categories of games, goals, assists, points and penalty minutes. In the 2006/07 season Smith could only play half of the season games due to injury and his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2007. In September he received a trial contract with the New York Rangers , but could not prevail in the training camp. A little later he signed a contract with the Calgary Flames for the 2007/08 season . Since he missed the following season completely due to a concussion , he retired from his career at the age of 30.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 49 3 4th 7th 25th - - - - -
1995/96 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 71 11 24 35 59 4th 2 0 2 2
1996/97 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 62 19th 38 57 125 19th 7th 13 20th 51
1997/98 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 70 42 67 109 206 3 0 2 2 18th
1997/98 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL - - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
1998/99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 78 18th 21st 39 101 12 2 7th 9 16
1999/00 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 79 21st 45 66 153 9 0 5 5 22nd
2000/01 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 6th 2 6th 8th 23 - - - - -
2000/01 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 2 2 4th 51 - - - - -
2001/02 San Jose Sharks NHL 49 3 3 6th 72 - - - - -
2002/03 San Jose Sharks NHL 75 4th 11 15th 64 - - - - -
2003/04 San Jose Sharks NHL 36 1 3 4th 72 10 1 0 1 11
2004/05 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 20th 6th 9 15th 41 - - - - -
2005/06 San Jose Sharks NHL 80 9 15th 24 97 11 3 0 3 6th
2006/07 San Jose Sharks NHL 41 3 10 13 42 3 0 0 0 2
2007/08 Calgary Flames NHL 54 1 3 4th 59 - - - - -
WHL overall 252 75 133 208 415 26th 9 15th 24 71
ECHL total 20th 6th 9 15th 41 - - - - -
AHL total 163 41 72 113 277 23 2 12 14th 38
NHL overall 377 23 47 70 457 24 4th 0 4th 19th

( 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 Smith, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Mark Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta