Wyatt Smith

Wyatt Carter Smith (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played as a journeyman center in the National Hockey League before finishing his career with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Wyatt Smith
Smith with the Colorado Avalanche in 2007
Born (1977-02-13) February 13, 1977
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Phoenix Coyotes
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft 233rd overall, 1997
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 1999–2011

Playing career

From 1995 to 1999, he played at the University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche.

On July 3, 2008, Smith was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2008–09 season.[1] After playing 18 games with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, Smith was traded by the Lightning back to the team that drafted him the Phoenix Coyotes on November 25, 2008.[2] Smith was then reassigned to the Coyotes' affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, of the AHL.

On July 31, 2009, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3] Assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Wyatt remained with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as captain for the duration of the 2009–10 season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points in 76 contests.[4]

On September 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for the 2010–11 season.[5] Signed to fulfill a veteran presence with the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence, Smith struggled to produce offensively scoring 2 goals in 30 games. After clearing waivers on December 31, 2010, Smith was released from his contract and signed in Europe for the remainder of the season with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 U. of Minnesota NCAA 32 4 5 9 32 — — — — —
1996–97 U. of Minnesota NCAA 38 16 14 30 44 — — — — —
1997–98 U. of Minnesota NCAA 39 24 23 47 62 — — — — —
1998–99 U. of Minnesota NCAA 43 23 20 43 37 — — — — —
1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 60 14 26 40 26 5 2 3 5 13
1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 18 5 7 12 11 — — — — —
2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 42 3 7 10 13 — — — — —
2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 69 23 32 55 69 — — — — —
2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 56 24 27 51 89 4 1 0 1 2
2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 11 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2003–04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 40 9 7 16 40 22 5 7 12 25
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 18 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 69 19 28 47 89 7 1 4 5 10
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 39 13 16 29 40 — — — — —
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL 42 0 8 8 26 — — — — —
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL 12 4 3 7 12 — — — — —
2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 61 3 3 6 16 4 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 25 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 40 17 18 35 34 — — — — —
2008–09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 18 3 4 7 12 — — — — —
2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 53 16 24 40 59 — — — — —
2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 76 13 35 48 70 4 1 0 1 4
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 30 2 7 9 23 — — — — —
2010–11 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 22 4 12 16 18 4 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 211 10 22 32 65 5 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1996 United States WJC 5th 6 0 1 1 2
1997 United States WJC 6 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 12 0 3 3 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-WCHA Third Team 1997–98
All-WCHA Third Team 1998–99
AHL
Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals) 2003–04
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References
  1. "Lightning ink former Calder Cup champion Wyatt Smith". AHL. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  2. "Lightning trade center Wyatt Smith". NHL. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  3. "Penguins sign forwards Brookbank, Smtih". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2009-07-31. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  4. "Penguins deal with exit". Times Leader. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  5. "Wyatt Smith to fill void left by Trent Whitfield". NESN. 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  6. "ERC Inglostadt commit to new forward" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
David Gove		 Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2009–10		 Succeeded by
Ryan Craig
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