Mike Smith ( b . 1982 ) " This is about the goaltender . For the general manager with the same name . please see Mike Smith ( b . 1945 ) . " Mike Smith ( born March 22 , 1982 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He has also previously played with the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning . Playing career . Junior hockey . Smith began his hockey career in 1999 playing for his hometown Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL . That season he played 15 games while backing up future NHL player Andrew Raycroft ( currently with the Dallas Stars ) . After the start of the 2000 – 2001 season , Smith moved to Sudbury Wolves where he played 43 games registering a 2 . 52 GAA and 0 . 913 save percentage in the regular season . The Wolves made it to the second round of the playoffs that year with Smith in net . Smith is the only goaltender in history to record a shutout , score a goal and receive a fighting major in the same game . National Hockey League . Dallas Stars . In 2001 , Mike Smith was drafted by Dallas in the fifth round , 161st overall , and continued to play in Sudbury , again taking the Wolves into the post - season . Their playoff run ended in five games as the Barrie Colts won the series 4 - 1 . The subsequent season saw Smith ' s departure from the junior leagues when he split the season between Lexington of the ECHL and Utah of the AHL . He played only 11 games in Utah backing up Jason Bacashihua and Corey Hirsch . For 2003 – 2004 , Utah added Dan Ellis to their roster , with whom Smith split back up duties , again to Bacashihua . Smith went to play for the Houston Aeros in 2004 – 2005 sharing the net almost equally with Josh Harding , putting up a 0 . 915 save percentage and 2 . 42 GAA . Smith joined the Iowa Stars for their inaugural season in 2005 – 2006 . The Stars played Smith and Dan Ellis back and forth for much of the season until Smith appeared to take much of the netminding responsibilities late in the season . A Stars rally in the stretch secured the final Western Conference playoff spot . Smith started in every game of the seven - game series against the Milwaukee Admirals which Milwaukee ultimately won . Smith underwent shoulder surgery during the off - season for an injury he sustained during Iowa ' s 2005 – 2006 season . After a faster - than - expected recovery , Smith attended the Dallas Stars ' training camp in the fall of 2006 , and was awarded the backup goaltender position behind Marty Turco . In his first - ever regulation NHL game on October 21 , 2006 , Smith stopped 22 shots to post a shutout against the Phoenix Coyotes . On January 4 , 2007 , Smith was hit in the head by a 100 mph slapshot , causing him to miss a few weeks with a concussion . But he came back strong , winning 2 games in which Turco was pulled . Then he registered a 32 save shutout vs the Ducks on February 10 . Smith also started the year living with Marty Turco ' s family . However , he eventually moved out and then signed a 2 year , $ 950 , 000 a year contract with the Stars . On June 14 , 2007 , Smith was named to the 2006 – 07 NHL All - Rookie Team . Tampa Bay Lightning . On February 26 , 2008 , Smith was traded with Jussi Jokinen , Jeff Halpern , and a 4th round draft pick in 2009 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist . Smith made his Lightning debut the following night against the Minnesota Wild , stopping 24 of 27 shots in a 3 - 2 loss . On March 15 , Smith recorded a 3 - 0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers . Smith became only the third rookie goaltender in National Hockey League history to record a shutout for two different teams in the same season , and the first to do so in 79 years . Smith recorded 14 wins for the Lightning during the 2008 - 09 season before suffering a concussion that kept him out of action for the remainder of the season . On February 2 , 2011 , the Tampa Bay Lightning placed Smith on waivers . He cleared waivers the next day and was assigned to the Lightning ' s AHL affiliate , the Norfolk Admirals . He returned to Tampa Bay later in the season , and , backing up Dwayne Roloson during the Lightning 2011 Postseason run , made his playoff debut in place of Roloson in the third period of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins . Phoenix Coyotes . On July 1 , 2011 , Smith signed a two - year contract worth $ 2 million with the Phoenix Coyotes . Personal life . Smith and former Canadian World Cup skier Brigitte Acton married September 3 , 2010 .