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USA Matt Smaby

#27 EHC München / DEL - 16/17
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 14, 1984
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'6" / 197 cm
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Weight
229 lbs / 104 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 2 #41 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning
Highlights
2-time DEL Champion 2

A defensive defenseman, Smaby plays a rough and physical game. He is huge and will drop the gloves if needed.
Doesn't contribute much offensively. Lacks coordination and hockey sense.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 65 7 18 25 134 - |
2002-03 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 57 3 20 23 114 - |
2003-04 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 39 1 6 7 81 20 |
2004-05 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 44 1 2 3 86 6 |
2005-06 Univ. of North Dakota “C” NCAA 46 4 15 19 113 20 |
2006-07 Springfield Falcons AHL 66 2 14 16 43 -24 |
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 0 0 0 12 -6 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 58 1 5 6 66 -1 |
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 43 0 4 4 50 -11 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 25 2 4 6 30 -2 |
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 33 0 2 2 27 -4 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 7 0 2 2 9 -3 |
2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 32 0 0 0 17 2 |
2011-12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 30 2 7 9 46 12 |
2012-13 Norfolk Admirals “A” AHL 26 0 4 4 16 -4 |
2013-14 EHC München “C” DEL 42 3 13 16 64 17 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 10 0
2014-15 EHC München DEL 31 1 3 4 56 4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 18 -3
2015-16 EHC München DEL 42 0 7 7 60 2 | Playoffs 14 2 1 3 20 7
2016-17 EHC München DEL 42 5 9 14 97 14 | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 12 2
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 EHC München Champions HL 5 0 1 1 4 4 |
2016-17 EHC München Champions HL 6 0 1 1 6 0 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2017-18 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA Team Manager Student Manager
2018-19 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA Team Manager Student Manager
2019-20 EC Salzburg EBEL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Grand Forks Bantam AA 14U AA Head Coach
2021-22 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Head Coach
Team Navy USA-S15 Coach
2022-23 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Head Coach
USA U19 WJAC-19 Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 212 7 36 43 0.20 210 -22 | 0
Champions HL 2 11 0 2 2 0.18 10 4 | 0
DEL 4 157 9 32 41 0.26 277 37 | 4 35 2 2 4 0.11 60 6
NCAA 3 129 6 23 29 0.22 280 46 | 0
NHL 4 122 0 6 6 0.05 106 -19 | 0
USHS-Prep 2 122 10 38 48 0.39 248 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Drew Stafford (F) 2001-2006 5 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep, Univ. of North Dakota
Blair Jones (F) 2006-2011 5 Norfolk Admirals, Springfield Falcons, Tampa Bay Lightning
Daryl Boyle (D) 2007-2017 5 EHC München, Norfolk Admirals
Martin St-Louis (F) 2007-2011 4 Tampa Bay Lightning
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/24/2017
08/24/2017 Confirmed EHC München Retired
05/18/2015
05/18/2015 Extension EHC München EHC München
11/14/2014
11/14/2014 Confirmed No team EHC München
10/04/2014
10/04/2014 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Unknown
09/10/2014
09/10/2014 Confirmed EHC München Arizona Coyotes
06/06/2013
06/06/2013 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals EHC München
07/02/2012
07/02/2012 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/14/2011
07/14/2011 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Anaheim Ducks
07/26/2009
07/26/2009 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
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