Dan Smith

Dan Smith (born October 19, 1976 in Fernie, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. 
== Playing career ==
Smith was selected 181st overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, by the Colorado Avalanche. After completing his junior career with the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, Smith made his professional debut with the Hershey Bears, Colorado's AHL farm team. During his five years with the Colorado, Smith played only 15 games for Avalanche, with the bulk of his time being spent with the Bears.
After a year playing in Finland, and another year in the Phoenix Coyotes organization (playing for the AHL Springfield Falcons), Smith signed with the Edmonton Oilers on August 21, 2003.
In the three years Smith was part of the Oilers organization, he played nearly all the time with Edmonton's respective AHL affiliate. He collected another seven games during the 2005–06 season with the big club.
On July 13, 2006, Smith was signed by the Detroit Red Wings. After the Red Wings training camp, Smith was assigned to Detroit's AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, with whom he played the 2006-07 season.
For the 2007-08 season, on July 11, 2007, Smith was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Added as depth for their affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, Smith's veteran presence helped guide the Crunch to the second round of the playoffs. Smith re-signed on July 8, 2008, with the Crunch for the following 2008-09 season. Named captain, the tenth in Syracuse history, Smith missed only one game in the year as the Crunch failed to qualify for the playoffs.
==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
1995–96 	Tri-City Americans 	WHL 		58 	1 	21 	22 	70 		11 	1 	3 	4 	14
1996–97 	Tri-City Americans 	WHL 		72 	5 	19 	24 	174 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	6 		15 	0 	1 	1 	25
1997–98 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		50 	1 	2 	3 	71 		6 	0 	0 	0 	4
1998–99 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		54 	5 	7 	12 	72 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
1998–99 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		12 	0 	0 	0 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		49 	7 	15 	22 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		58 	2 	12 	14 	34 		12 	0 	1 	1 	4
2001–02 	Lukko Rauma 	FNL 		32 	1 	2 	3 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Colorado Gold Kings 	WCHL 		12 	0 	2 	2 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		69 	1 	14 	15 	53 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
2003–04 	Toronto Roadrunners 	AHL 		66 	4 	9 	13 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Edmonton Road Runners	AHL 		72 	5 	10 	15 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		69 	0 	16 	16 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		80 	1 	10 	11 	97 		7 	0 	1 	1 	8
2007–08 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		77 	1 	6 	7 	73 		10 	0 	1 	1 	17
2008–09 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		79 	3 	4 	7 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		22 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
*July 8, 1995 - Smith drafted by Colorado Avalanche
*August 8, 2002 - Smith signs with Phoenix Coyotes
*August 21, 2003 - Smith signs with Edmonton Oilers
*July 13, 2006 - Smith signs with Detroit Red Wings
*July 11, 2007 - Smith signs with Columbus Blue Jackets
== External links ==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Born in 1976
Category:Tri-City Americans alumni
Category:Calder Cup champions
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Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Roadrunners players
Category:Lukko Rauma players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Colorado Gold Kings players
Category:Edmonton Road Runners players