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Canada Brendan Smith

#2 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 08, 1989
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Mimico, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$1,100,000 Powered by
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New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Signed
Drafted
2007 round 1 #27 overall by Detroit Red Wings
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Highlights
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1

Brothers: Reilly Smith & Rory Smith
Cousins: Rebecca Morrison & Nolan Sheeran

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA GTHL U15 - - - - - - |
2004-05 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA GTHL U16 66 22 63 85 120 - |
2005-06 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 39 5 21 26 55 - | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 44 -
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 5 0 4 4 4 - |
2006-07 St. Michael's Buzzers OPJHL 39 12 24 36 90 - | Playoffs 16 6 14 20 30 -
2007-08 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 22 2 10 12 26 -5 |
2008-09 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 31 9 14 23 75 4 |
2009-10 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 42 15 37 52 76 17 |
2010-11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 63 12 20 32 124 7 |
2011-12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 1 6 7 13 3 |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 57 10 24 34 90 2 |
2012-13 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 0 8 8 36 1 | Playoffs 14 2 3 5 10 -3
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32 5 15 20 49 9 |
2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 5 14 19 68 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 1
2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 4 9 13 68 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 1
2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 3 12 15 62 1 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 2
2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 2 3 5 34 -1 |
New York Rangers NHL 18 1 3 4 29 2 | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 20 8
2017-18 New York Rangers NHL 44 1 7 8 69 2 |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11 0 2 2 8 -11 |
2018-19 New York Rangers NHL 63 4 9 13 71 -7 |
2019-20 New York Rangers NHL 62 3 5 8 71 -12 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -1
2020-21 New York Rangers NHL 48 5 5 10 73 3 |
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 45 4 4 8 36 6 | Playoffs 14 1 3 4 12 0
2022-23 New Jersey Devils NHL 26 0 1 1 27 2 |
Projected NHL 82 0 3 3 85 6 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA Big Nickel U14 8 8 8 16 0 - |
2004-05 Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA OHL Cup 5 1 7 8 14 - |
2005-06 St. Michael's Buzzers Dudley Hewitt Cup - - - - - - |
2006-07 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 4 0 2 2 2 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-12-06T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils vs Chicago Blackhawks
2022-12-03T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils @ Philadelphia Flyers
2022-12-01T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators
2022-11-28T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers
2022-11-26T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
2022-11-25T19:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils @ Buffalo Sabres
2022-11-23T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-11-21T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers
2022-11-19T12:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils @ Ottawa Senators
2022-11-17T18:00:00-0600 New Jersey Devils @ Toronto Maple Leafs
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 163 27 61 88 0.54 271 7 | 0
Big Nickel U14 1 8 8 8 16 2.00 0 - | 0
Dudley Hewitt Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
GTHL U15 1 - - - - - - - | 0
GTHL U16 1 66 22 63 85 1.29 120 - | 0
NCAA 3 95 26 61 87 0.92 177 16 | 0
NHL 12 597 33 86 119 0.20 657 -4 | 7 56 3 11 14 0.25 60 8
OHL Cup 1 5 1 7 8 1.60 14 - | 0
OPJHL (OJHL) 2 78 17 45 62 0.79 145 - | 2 33 7 19 26 0.79 74 -
WHC-17 1 5 0 4 4 0.80 4 - | 0
WJAC-19 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 2 - | 0
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Strength
17
Hitting
16
Leadership
15
Speed
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Tomas Tatar (F) 2010-2023 8 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins, New Jersey Devils
Gustav Nyquist (F) 2010-2017 7 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins
Henrik Zetterberg (F) 2011-2017 6 Detroit Red Wings
Riley Sheahan (F) 2011-2017 6 Detroit Red Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes
06/28/2017
06/28/2017 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
02/28/2017
02/28/2017 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/15/2013
07/15/2013 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
05/27/2010
05/27/2010 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Detroit Red Wings
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Drafted 2005, 1 #7 overall by Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

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