Jason Smith (ice hockey)

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PositionDefence
ShootsRight
Nickname(s)Gator
Height
Weight		{}
215 | lb (0 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams		Philadelphia Flyers
Edmonton Oilers
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality
BornNovember 2 1973 (1973--) (age 34),
Calgary, AB, CAN
NHL Draft18th overall, 1992
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career1994 – present
Jason Matthew Smith (born November 2, 1973 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers. He has played in the NHL since the 1993–94 season. He is a physical defender and is often mentioned as one of the most under-rated players in the NHL. Smith has 158 points in 868 NHL games.

Playing career

Smith was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He was named to the Western Hockey League's all-rookie team in 1992 and WHL first all-star team in 1993. He won the Bill Hunter Trophy as the WHL's top defenceman. Smith played on the gold medal-winning Team Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 1993. He made his NHL debut with the Devils during the 1993-94 NHL season. He missed the majority of the 1994–95 season because of a knee injury but would return to captain the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League to a Calder Cup championship in 1995, in the same year that the Devils captured the Stanley Cup.

In 1997 he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs and then in 1999 he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers. When Doug Weight was traded to the St. Louis Blues, Smith was named Captain. He would be the longest serving captain in Oilers history (from 2001-07).

Smith was part of the Edmonton Oiler team that made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the Oilers lost in game 7 of the finals to the Carolina Hurricanes. Smith had 1 goal and 4 assists in the 2006 Playoffs.

On July 1, 2007 Smith was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Joffrey Lupul for Joni Pitkanen and Geoff Sanderson.

On October 1, 2007 he was named as the captain for the Flyers during the 2007-08 Season[1].

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A P PIM GP G A P PIM
1990-91Regina PatsWHL2000740002
1991-92Regina PatsWHL6292938168-----
1992-93Regina PatsWHL6414526617513481239
1993-94Albany River RatsAHL2063931-----
1993-94New Jersey DevilsNHL410554360007
1994-95Albany River RatsAHL7022151122419
1994-95New Jersey DevilsNHL20000-----
1995-96New Jersey DevilsNHL6421386-----
1996-97New Jersey DevilsNHL5712338-----
1996-97Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2105516-----
1997-98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL8131316100-----
1998-99Toronto Maple LeafsNHL602111340-----
1998-99Edmonton OilersNHL121121140114
1999-00Edmonton OilersNHL80311146050114
2000-01Edmonton OilersNHL825152012060226
2001-02Edmonton OilersNHL7451318103-----
2002-03Edmonton OilersNHL68481264600019
2003-04Edmonton OilersNHL687121998-----
2005-06Edmonton OilersNHL7641317842414516
2006-07Edmonton OilersNHL822911103-----
NHL Totals 868 39 119 158 966 51 1 8 9 56

References

1. ^ Panaccio, Tim. "Newcomer Jason Smith is named Flyers captain", The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007-10-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. 

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Preceded by
Doug Weight		Edmonton Oilers captains
2001-07		Succeeded by
Ethan Moreau
Preceded by
Peter Forsberg		Philadelphia Flyers captains
2007 – present		Incumbent


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