Brandon Smith (born February 25, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders between 1999 and 2003. He played in a total of 33 NHL games and registered 3 goals and 4 assists. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2010, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League, where he spent 13 seasons before playing 3 final seasons in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
| Brandon Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith with the Rochester Americans in 2005 | |||
| Born | February 25, 1973 Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins New York Islanders Eisbären Berlin Straubing Tigers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2010 | ||
Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 59 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 60 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 48 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 80 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 64 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 72 | 16 | 46 | 62 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 55 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 63 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 63 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 74 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 39 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Bentley Generals | ChHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 769 | 94 | 316 | 410 | 394 | 90 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 44 | ||||
| NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Award and honours
- WHL West Second All-Star Team (1993, 1994)
- ECHL First All-Star Team (1995)
- ECHL Defenceman of the Year (1995)
- AHL First All-Star Team (1999)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database