Bryan Smolinski

Bryan Anthony Smolinski (born December 27, 1971) is an American professional ice hockey center. The Boston Bruins drafted him 21st overall in 1990. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens. He last played with the Flint Generals of the International Hockey League (IHL) in the 2009-10 season
==Playing career==
===Drafted===
Smolinski grew up in Genoa, Ohio and played college hockey for the Michigan State Spartans. After his freshman year, he was drafted 21st overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. Smolinksi completed a four-year tenure with the Spartans before joining the Boston Bruins for the end of the 1992–93 season.
===National Hockey League===
Playing in his rookie campaign in 1993–94 Smolinski tallied 31 goals and 51 points. After a 31-point season in the shortened 1994–95 campaign, Smolinski was traded in the summer of 1995 alongside Glen Murray to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. Playing in his only season with the Penguins in 1995–96, he scored a career-high 40 assists and 64 points. However, Smolinski and the Penguins could not agree on a new contract in the off-season and he subsequently sat out the start of the next season, playing for the Detroit Vipers of the IHL. In November 1996, general manager Mike Milbury of the New York Islanders traded defenceman Darius Kasparaitis and rookie Andreas Johansson for the rights to negotiate a contract with Smolinski.
Smolinski played three seasons for the Islanders before being traded in June 1999 as part of an eight-player deal that saw him, Žigmund Pálffy, goaltender Marcel Cousineau, and 4th round selection previously acquired from the New Jersey Devils (Daniel Johansson) traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron, and a first-round selection (Taylor Pyatt). Smolinski played four seasons for the Kings, before being traded to the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline for defence prospect Tim Gleason on March 11, 2003.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Smolinski was an assistant hockey coach at Cranbrook Kingswood before briefly playing for the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League (UHL). Returning to the Senators for the 2005–06 season, he was traded in the subsequent off-season on July 9, 2006, to the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way deal with the Senators and San Jose Sharks. Smolinski started the 2006–07 season with the Blackhawks but was later traded prior to the trade deadline to the Vancouver Canucks on February 26, 2007, for a conditional second round draft pick. 
Becoming a free agent in the 2007 off-season, Smolinski signed a one year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 2, 2007. On October 22, Smolinski played in his 1,000th career game in a game against the Bruins.
===After the NHL===
After his stint with the Montreal Candadiens, Bryan Smolinski began an assistant coaching job for a Michigan high school team, Birmingham Unified. With Smolinski's help, the team became District Champions for the first time in four years. 
Without an NHL job, on February 24, 2009, Smolinski signed a deal with the Port Huron Icehawks of the IHL. On April 30, 2009, Smolinski signed a deal with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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 	Michigan State University	NCAA 		39 	10 	17 	27 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Michigan State University	NCAA 		35 	9 	12 	21 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Michigan State University	NCAA 		44 	30 	35 	65 	59 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Michigan State University	NCAA 		40 	31 	37 	68 	93 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		9 	1 	3 	4 	0 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
1993–94 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		83 	31 	20 	51 	82 		13 	5 	4 	9 	4
1994–95 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		44 	18 	13 	31 	31 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
1995–96 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		81 	24 	40 	64 	69 		18 	5 	4 	9 	10
1996–97 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		6 	5 	7 	12 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		64 	28 	28 	56 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		81 	13 	30 	43 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		82 	16 	24 	40 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		79 	20 	36 	56 	48 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		78 	27 	32 	59 	40 		13 	1 	5 	6 	14
2001–02 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		80 	13 	25 	38 	56 		7 	2 	0 	2 	2
2002–03 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		58 	18 	20 	38 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		10 	3 	5 	8 	2 		18 	2 	7 	9 	6
2003–04 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		80 	19 	27 	46 	49 		7 	1 	1 	2 	4
2004–05 	Motor City Mechanics 	UHL 		21 	9 	23 	32 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		81 	17 	31 	48 	46 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2006–07 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		62 	14 	23 	37 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		20 	4 	3 	7 	8 		12 	2 	2 	4 	8
2007–08 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		64 	8 	17 	25 	20 		12 	1 	2 	3 	2
2008–09 	Port Huron IceHawks 	IHL 		21 	9 	21 	30 	18 		6 	3 	3 	6 	9
2008–09 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		7 	3 	1 	4 	6
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		1,056 	274 	377 	651 	606 		123 	23 	29 	52 	60
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals		151 	77 	95 	172 	206 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*List of NHL players with 1000 games played
==References==
==External links==
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