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USA Craig Smith
#15 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 05, 1989
Position
C/RW
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Madison, WI, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2009 round 4 #98 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

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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Craig Smith 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 42* 4* 6* 10* 14* 4* |
Washington Capitals NHL 22* 5* 1* 6* 4* 1* |
2023-24 Dallas Stars NHL 75* 11* 9* 20* 33* 2* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 2 -2
2024-25 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 40* 9* 7* 16* 28* -7* |
Detroit Red Wings NHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 6* -2* |

Craig Smith 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* -* |

Craig Smith 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 14 987* 220* 232* 452* 0.46* 395* 88* | 10 83 9 * 14 * 23 * 0.28 * 20 * -10 *
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 * * * * * *

Craig Smith Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/08/2025
12/08/2025 Confirmed No team Retired
03/07/2025
03/07/2025 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Dallas Stars Chicago Blackhawks
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Washington Capitals Dallas Stars
02/23/2023
02/23/2023 Confirmed Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin