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Canada Brendan Smith
#2 New Jersey Devils / NHL - 23/24
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time OJHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Feb 08, 1989
Position
D
Age
35
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
NHL Rights
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils / Signed
Drafted
2007 round 1 #27 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

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

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Brendan Smith 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 60* 0* 5* 5* 63* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 12 3
2023-24 New Jersey Devils NHL 63* 5* 10* 15* 61* -3* |
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Brendan Smith 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* -* |

Brendan Smith 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 13 694* 38* 100* 138* 0.20* 754* -6* | 8 59 3 * 12 * 15 * 0.25 * 72 * 11 *
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 * * * * * *

Brendan Smith Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2005, 1 #7 overall by Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin