Nathan Smith (ice hockey)

Nathan Smith ( born February 9, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since August 2011 at the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League contract.

Career

Nathan Smith began his career as a hockey player with the Swift Current Broncos, for by 2002 he was active from 1998 in the Canadian junior Western Hockey League. During this period, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2000 in the first round than a total of 23 players from the Vancouver Canucks. From 2002 to 2007 he was a regular for their farm team Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League. In addition, he occasionally came to Vancouver in the National Hockey League action in which he eight games for the team from British Columbia denied during this period. On July 12, 2007, the Center signed a contract as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their AHL farm team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, he served as team captain in the 2007/ 08 season in the playoff final for the Calder Cup, but the Chicago Wolves had to concede defeat in this with his team. In addition, he was in the regular season 13 times for Pittsburgh in the NHL on the ice.

For the 2008/ 09 season, Smith signed a contract as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche, but was then only for their AHL farm team Lake Erie Monsters used. In the following season he scored for the Houston Aeros in 67 games 37 scorer points, including 14 goals. In addition, he completed a further nine games in the NHL. For the season 2010/11, the Canadian has been committed by the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. For the Panthers, he immediately became team captain and finished with his team at the end of the season last place. In August 2011, the offensive player has been contracted by the Syracuse Crunch.

Awards and achievements

• 2000 CHL Top Prospects Game

Statistics

(End of season 2010/11)