C. J. Smith (ice hockey)
| C. J. Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped2).jpg) Smith in 2018 | |||
| Born |
December 1, 1994 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
C. J. Smith (born December 1, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Smith played college hockey for UMass Lowell of Hockey East. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NHL's Buffalo Sabres on March 29, 2017.[1] He made his Sabres debut on April 2 in a 4–2 loss to the New York Islanders, in which he also got his first NHL point with an assist on a goal by Evander Kane.[2] When Smith made his debut, he became one of only two players in league history to have been born in the state of Iowa, joining goaltender Scott Clemmensen.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Academy of Holy Angels | USHS | 25 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Austin Bruins | NAHL | 53 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Austin Bruins | NAHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 46 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 39 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 40 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 41 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| HE All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
| HE All-Tournament Team | 2016, 2017 | |
| HE Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| HE Tournament MVP | 2017 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game participant | 2017–18 | [4] |
References
- ↑ "Sabres sign college free agent CJ Smith". Die By The Blade. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Smith earns point in debut as Sabres fall to Isles". Buffalo Sabres. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ @PR_NHL (April 2, 2017). "Per @EliasSports: C.J. Smith is the second Iowa-born player to appear in an NHL game, joining goaltender Scott Clemmensen (191 GP)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ @_CJ_Smith_ (January 4, 2018). "Honored to be named to the AHL all star game with @Icebeardude! Thanks everyone for all the support!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or TSN.ca
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