# Brandon Smith (ice hockey)

Brandon Smith (born February 25, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders between 1999 and 2003. He played in a total of 33 NHL games and registered 3 goals and 4 assists. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League, where he spent 13 seasons before playing 3 final seasons in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989–90 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 59 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 1993–94 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| 1994–95 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 60 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 80 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 64 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 55 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 63 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 63 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 74 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 39 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009–10 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Bentley Generals | ChHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 769 | 94 | 316 | 410 | 394 | 90 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 44 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Award and honours

* WHL West Second All-Star Team (1993, 1994)
* ECHL First All-Star Team (1995)
* ECHL Defenceman of the Year (1995)
* AHL First All-Star Team (1999)