Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith (born February 10, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Smith was drafted 23rd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. After spending four seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, Smith signed his first professional contract with the Canucks on May 31, 2002, a day before his rights were due to expire. He made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Manitoba Moose in the 2002-03 season. His time spent in the Vancouver organization was filled with injuries, including an almost-career ending knee injury suffered during his 3rd season.
Smith signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 12, 2007. On April 27, 2008, Smith was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after he was observed streaking in Scranton. He claimed he was acting on a bet. Smith played in over 13 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also scored his first NHL goal which was later called off. Smith acted as Captain for the affiliate team, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and took his team to the Calder Cup finals, which they lost to the Chicago Wolves in game 5 of the final series.
On July 10, 2008, Smith signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. He was assigned to affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, for the 2008–09 season, and played as captain, before suffering a season-ending knee injury on January 23, 2009. 
On July 22, 2009, Smith signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Wild. In the 2009–10 season, Smith made his return to the NHL on October 14, 2009, in a 3-2 defeat to the Anaheim Ducks. He played in 9 games with the Wild throughout the season, but primarily played with AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to score 37 points in 67 games.
On August 6, 2010, Smith left North America and signed a one-year contract with German team, Augsburger Panther of the DEL.
==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
1998–99 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		47 	5 	8 	13 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		70 	21 	28 	49 	72 		12 	1 	6 	7 	4
2000–01 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		67 	28 	62 	90 	78 		19 	4 	3 	7 	20
2001–02 	Swift Current Broncos 	WHL 		47 	22 	38 	60 	52 		12 	3 	6 	9 	18
2002–03 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		53 	9 	8 	17 	30 		14 	1 	3 	4 	25
2003–04 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		76 	4 	16 	20 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		72 	7 	9 	16 	67 		14 	2 	4 	6 	20
2005–06 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		20 	5 	4 	9 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		72 	19 	21 	40 	76 		6 	0 	1 	1 	12
2006–07 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		68 	22 	28 	50 	61 		22 	7 	11 	18 	40
2007–08 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		44 	6 	10 	16 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		67 	14 	23 	37 	83 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Augsburger Panther 	DEL 		52 	4 	12 	16 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		26 	0 	0 	0 	14 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1982
Category:Augsburger Panther players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Houston Aeros (AHL) players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
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Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Swift Current Broncos alumni
Category:Vancouver Canucks draft picks
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