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USA Craig Smith

#12 Boston Bruins / NHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 05, 1989
Position
RW/C
Age
33
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Madison, WI, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Cap Hit
$3,100,000 Powered by
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Boston Bruins Boston Bruins / Signed
Drafted
2009 round 4 #98 overall by Nashville Predators
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Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1

A two-way center who also can play the wing. Smith has very good hockey sense and vision. Owns good hands and passing ability.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Madison La Follette/East High USHS-WI 20 16 24 40 - - |
2005-06 Madison La Follette/East High USHS-WI 20 35 26 61 - - |
2006-07 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 45 8 10 18 28 6 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 1
2007-08 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 58 13 10 23 90 -3 | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 1
2008-09 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 54 28 48 76 108 32 | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 26 1
2009-10 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41 8 25 33 72 13 |
2010-11 Univ. of Wisconsin “C” NCAA 41 19 24 43 87 -3 |
USA WC 7 3 3 6 4 2 |
2011-12 Nashville Predators NHL 72 14 22 36 30 -9 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
USA WC 4 0 2 2 2 1 |
2012-13 KalPa SM-liiga 8 4 4 8 20 3 |
Nashville Predators NHL 44 4 8 12 20 -11 |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4 1 4 5 0 1 |
USA WC 10 4 10 14 18 5 |
2013-14 Nashville Predators NHL 79 24 28 52 22 16 |
USA “A” WC 8 3 5 8 10 3 |
2014-15 Nashville Predators NHL 82 23 21 44 44 11 | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 0 2
2015-16 Nashville Predators NHL 82 21 16 37 40 4 | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 4 1
2016-17 Nashville Predators NHL 78 12 17 29 30 7 | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 2 2
2017-18 Nashville Predators NHL 79 25 26 51 24 20 | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 2 -3
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL 76 21 17 38 20 11 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 0
2019-20 Nashville Predators NHL 69 18 13 31 34 18 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
2020-21 Boston Bruins NHL 54 13 19 32 18 21 | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 4 0
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 74 16 20 36 28 2 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -5
2022-23 Boston Bruins NHL - - - - - - |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 USA U19 WJAC-19 4 0 0 0 0 - |
2008-09 USA U19 WJAC-19 5 3 5 8 2 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2022-05-14T16:30:00-0400 Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-12T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-10T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-08T12:30:00-0400 Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-06T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-04T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes
2022-05-02T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes
2022-04-29T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs
2022-04-28T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres
2022-04-26T19:00:00-0400 Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 4 1 4 5 1.25 0 1 | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 8 4 4 8 1.00 20 3 | 0
NCAA 2 82 27 49 76 0.93 159 10 | 0
NHL 12 789 191 207 398 0.50 310 90 | 9 69 9 12 21 0.30 18 -8
USHL 3 157 49 68 117 0.75 226 35 | 3 18 3 7 10 0.56 42 3
USHS-WI 2 40 51 50 101 2.53 - - | 0
WC 4 29 10 20 30 1.03 34 11 | 0
WJAC-19 2 9 3 5 8 0.89 2 - | 0
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Strength
15
Shooting Accuracy
15
Puckhandling
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Player Connections
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Pekka Rinne (G) 2011-2020 9 Nashville Predators
Roman Josi (D) 2011-2020 9 Nashville Predators
Ryan Ellis (D) 2011-2020 9 Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville Predators
Mattias Ekholm (D) 2011-2020 9 Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville Predators

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Confirmed Nashville Predators Boston Bruins
07/20/2015
07/20/2015 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
10/02/2012
10/02/2012 Confirmed Nashville Predators KalPa
09/15/2012
09/15/2012 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/26/2011
07/26/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Nashville Predators
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Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

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