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USA Cole Smith
#36 Nashville Predators / NHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Oct 28, 1995
Position
LW
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Brainerd, MN, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Uncle: Sandy Smith
Sister: Gabbie Smith

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Cole Smith Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Brainerd High USHS-MN 25* 17* 6* 23* 25* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
2012-13 Brainerd High USHS-MN 24* 21* 18* 39* 53* -* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 -
2013-14 Team The Base UMHSEHL 18* 7* 7* 14* 10* -* |
Brainerd High USHS-MN 23* 18* 23* 41* 50* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
2014-15 Steinbach Pistons MJHL 38* 12* 11* 23* 25* -* | Playoffs 12 6 2 8 2 -
2015-16 Steinbach Pistons MJHL 54* 26* 35* 61* 45* -* | Playoffs 15 7 11 18 16 -
2016-17 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 29* 3* 4* 7* 24* -4* |
2017-18 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 37* 5* 5* 10* 66* 7* |
2018-19 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 37* 5* 11* 16* 50* 12* |
2019-20 Univ. of North Dakota “A” NCAA 34* 11* 7* 18* 37* 6* |
2020-21 Nashville Predators NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 23* 5* 5* 10* 16* -1* |
Florida Everblades ECHL 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* 5* |
2021-22 Nashville Predators NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 59* 21* 20* 41* 62* 3* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 8 -3
2022-23 Nashville Predators NHL 69* 4* 13* 17* 60* -3* |
2023-24 Nashville Predators NHL 80* 9* 14* 23* 63* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Nashville Predators NHL 71* 4* 8* 12* 69* -15* |
2025-26 Nashville Predators NHL 26* 5* 2* 7* 23* -2* |
Projected NHL 63* 12* 5* 17* 56* -5* |
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Cole Smith Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 82* 26* 25* 51* 0.62* 78* 2* | 1 9 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.56 * 8 * -3 *
ECHL 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 2 92* 38* 46* 84* 0.91* 70* -* | 2 27 13 * 13 * 26 * 0.96 * 18 * - *
NCAA 4 137* 24* 27* 51* 0.37* 177* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 255* 22* 37* 59* 0.23* 215* -18* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
UMHSEHL 1 18* 7* 7* 14* 0.78* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 72* 56* 47* 103* 1.43* 128* -* | 3 8 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.88 * 4 * - *

Cole Smith Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/24/2024
01/24/2024 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
02/06/2023
02/06/2023 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/15/2022
07/15/2022 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/15/2021
07/15/2021 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
03/19/2020
03/19/2020 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota Nashville Predators
03/08/2016
03/08/2016 Confirmed Steinbach Pistons Univ. of North Dakota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 10 #164 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Entry Draft