Wyatt Smith (ice hockey player)
 Wyatt Smith 
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| Date of birth | February 13, 1977 |
| place of birth | Thief River Falls , Minnesota , USA |
| size | 180 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| position | center |
| number | # 7 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1997 , 9th lap, 233rd position Phoenix Coyotes |
| Career stations | |
| 1995-1999 | University of Minnesota |
| 1999-2002 | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2002-2005 | Milwaukee Admirals |
| 2005-2006 | New York Islanders |
| 2006-2007 | Minnesota Wild |
| 2007-2008 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2008 | Norfolk Admirals |
| 2008-2009 | San Antonio Rampage |
| 2009-2010 | Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins |
| 2010 | Providence Bruins |
| 2010-2011 | ERC Ingolstadt |
Wyatt Smith (born February 13, 1977 in Thief River Falls , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who was last under contract with ERC Ingolstadt in the German ice hockey league . He previously played over 200 NHL games for the Nashville Predators , New York Islanders , Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche .
Career
The 1.80 m tall center began his career in the team of the University of Minnesota in the game operations of the NCAA , before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft as 233rd in the ninth round of the Phoenix Coyotes .
During his time in Phoenix, however, the left shooter completed only a few NHL games, most of the time he spent with the Springfield Falcons , a farm team of the Coyotes in the American Hockey League . This did not change at Smith's next NHL station, the Nashville Predators , only for the New York Islanders and the Minnesota Wild the attacker was on the ice more regularly.
On August 20, 2007, Wyatt Smith was hired by the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent , but then sent to cooperation partner Lake Erie Monsters in the AHL in December of the same year . After the season, the Canadian moved to the Tampa Bay Lightning , who use him in the following years mainly with the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL.
In September 2010, Smith signed a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins . He played until the end of the year for the farm team of the Bruins the Providence Bruins in the AHL. At the end of the year he moved to Europe for the DEL and signed a contract with ERC Ingolstadt . After the 2010/11 season he ended his career.
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 Calder Cup win with the Milwaukee Admirals
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1995/96 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 32 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 32 | |||||||
| 1996/97 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 38 | 16 | 14th | 30th | 44 | |||||||
| 1997/98 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 39 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 62 | |||||||
| 1998/99 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 43 | 23 | 20th | 43 | 37 | |||||||
| 1999/00 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 60 | 14th | 26th | 40 | 26th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1999/00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 18th | 5 | 7th | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000/01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 42 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 69 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 56 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 89 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003/04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 40 | 9 | 7th | 16 | 40 | 22nd | 5 | 7th | 12 | 25th | ||
| 2003/04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 18th | 3 | 1 | 4th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 69 | 19th | 28 | 47 | 89 | 7th | 1 | 4th | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2005/06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 39 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 42 | 0 | 8th | 8th | 26th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Houston Eros | AHL | 12 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 16 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007/08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25th | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007/08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 40 | 17th | 18th | 35 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 18th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 53 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 76 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 70 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | ||
| 2010/11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30th | 2 | 7th | 9 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 22nd | 4th | 12 | 16 | 18th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NCAA overall | 152 | 67 | 62 | 129 | 175 | |||||||||
| AHL total | 567 | 157 | 231 | 388 | 573 | 42 | 10 | 14th | 24 | 54 | ||||
| NHL overall | 211 | 10 | 22nd | 32 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
( 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 )
Web links
- Wyatt Smith at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bruins Sign Wyatt Smith
- ↑ ERC Ingolstadt signs new striker ( Memento from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smith, Wyatt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thief River Falls , Minnesota , United States |