Brad Smyth

Bradley Smyth (born March 13, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who endured a journeyman career and played in the National Hockey League with the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators.

Brad Smyth
Born	March 13, 1973 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Nashville Predators Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1993–2013

Playing career

Smyth played 88 games in the National Hockey League, playing for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. In his 88 regular season games, Smyth scored 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points. He also collected 109 penalty minutes. After leaving the NHL in 2003, Smyth had spells in Finland's SM-liiga with Kärpät and in the American Hockey League with the Manchester Monarchs and the Hartford Wolf Pack before joining German team Hamburg Freezers of the DEL in 2006.

On April 10, 2009, Smyth left the DEL as a free agent and signed with EBEL team, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, from Croatia.[1] In the 2009–10 season, Smyth contributed with 18 goals to finish third for Zagreb. In the playoffs, he helped the team to an upset victory over Graz 99ers before falling to eventual champions EC Red Bull Salzburg to post 4 points in 11 games.

Unsigned with the KHL the following season, Smyth joined teammate Richard Seeley and signed in the British Elite Ice Hockey League, with the Belfast Giants on October 6, 2010.[2]

After six years abroad in Europe, on August 14, 2012, Smyth returned to North America and was signed by head coach and former teammate Derek Armstrong to a one-year contract with the newly established Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League.[3] Despite his age, Smyth showed no loss in ability with the Cutthroats, in forming the league's top scoring line alongside A.J. Gale and Troy Schwab, with 23 goals and 78 points in 65 games.[4] After the Cutthroats first round loss to eventual champions, the Allen Americans, Smyth announced the end of his 20-year playing career by accepting an assistant coach and assistant director of hockey operations role within the Cutthroats on June 4, 2013.[5] After a successful season behind the bench with the Cutthroats, he was promoted to director of hockey operations and head coach.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	London Knights	OHL		29	2	6	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	London Knights	OHL		58	17	18	35	93		10	2	0	2	8
1992–93	London Knights	OHL		66	54	55	109	118		12	7	8	15	25
1993–94	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		29	26	30	56	38		10	8	8	16	19
1993–94	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		30	7	3	10	54		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		36	33	35	68	52		3	5	2	7	0
1994–95	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		26	2	11	13	34		1	0	0	0	2
1994–95	Springfield Falcons	AHL		3	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Carolina Monarchs	AHL		68	68	58	126	80		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Florida Panthers	NHL		7	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		3	5	2	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Florida Panthers	NHL		8	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		44	8	8	16	74		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		57	29	33	62	79		15	12	8	20	11
1998–99	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		34	11	16	27	21		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Nashville Predators	NHL		3	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		36	25	19	44	48		7	6	0	6	14
1999–00	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		80	39	37	76	62		23	13	10	23	8
2000–01	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		77	50	29	79	110		5	2	3	5	8
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL		4	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		79	34	48	82	90		10	3	8	11	14
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL		69	24	32	56	77		14	7	6	13	12
2002–03	Ottawa Senators	NHL		12	3	1	4	15		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Kärpät	SM-l		48	20	18	38	85		15	3	5	8	4
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		61	23	33	56	74		6	2	1	3	6
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		64	27	37	64	49		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		16	7	15	22	20		9	1	3	4	4
2006–07	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		52	23	36	59	58		4	1	1	2	4
2007–08	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		56	27	30	57	52		8	3	4	7	14
2008–09	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		25	6	9	15	22		9	1	1	2	6
2009–10	KHL Medveščak	EBEL		44	18	19	37	40		11	2	2	4	6
2010–11	Belfast Giants	EIHL		17	7	10	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Fassa	ITA		16	9	6	15	12		5	3	1	4	4
2011–12	Morzine-Avoriaz	FRA		26	8	17	25	38		5	1	3	4	6
2012–13	Denver Cutthroats	CHL		65	25	53	78	54		5	3	0	3	2
AHL totals				610	326	341	667	696		89	46	39	85	75
NHL totals				88	15	13	28	109		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
First All-Star Team	1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02
John B. Sollenberger Trophy	1995–96	[6]
Willie Marshall Award	1995–96
Les Cunningham Award	1995–96	[7]
All-Star Game	2001	[8]

References

1. "Large reinforcement arrives: Brad Smyth joins Medveščak". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 2009-04-10. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
2. "Giants add former NHL'er Brad Smyth". Belfast Giants. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
3. "Former NHL forward Smyth signs with Denver". Central Hockey League. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
4. "Denver Cutthroats veteran Brad Smyth is the Crash Davis of Hockey". Denver Post. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
5. "Brad Smyth named assistant coach". Denver Cutthroats. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
6. "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
7. "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
8. "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database