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Wyatt Smith

{{Short description|American ice hockey player}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = WyattSmith.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Smith with the Colorado Avalanche in 2007

| played_for = Phoenix Coyotes
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche
ERC Ingolstadt

| league =

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| position = Center

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|2|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.

| ntl_team =

| draft = 233rd overall

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_team = Phoenix Coyotes

| career_start = 1999

| career_end = 2011

}}

Wyatt Carter Smith (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played as a journeyman center in the National Hockey League before finishing his career with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career

From 1995 to 1999, he played at the University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche.

On July 3, 2008, Smith was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 2008–09 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8815|title=Lightning ink former Calder Cup champion Wyatt Smith | publisher =AHL | date = 2008-07-03 | accessdate = 2008-11-25}} After playing 18 games with affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, Smith was traded by the Lightning back to the team that drafted him the Phoenix Coyotes on November 25, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=394449|title=Lightning trade center Wyatt Smith|publisher=NHL|date=2008-11-25|accessdate=2008-11-25|archive-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729192352/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=394449|url-status=live}} Smith was then reassigned to the Coyotes' affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, of the AHL.

On July 31, 2009, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.{{Cite web|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=457958&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Penguins sign forwards Brookbank, Smtih |publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins |date=2009-07-31 |accessdate=2009-08-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803150129/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=457958 |archivedate=August 3, 2009 }} Assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Wyatt remained with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as captain for the duration of the 2009–10 season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points in 76 contests.{{Cite web| url = http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penguins/Penguins_deal_with_exit_04-21-2010.html| title = Penguins deal with exit| publisher = Times Leader| date = 2010-04-22| accessdate = 2010-09-07| archive-date = March 8, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308124343/http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penguins/Penguins_deal_with_exit_04-21-2010.html| url-status = live}}

On September 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins for the 2010–11 season.{{Cite web | url = http://www.nesn.com/2010/09/bruins-sign-wyatt-smith-to-fill-void-left-by-trent-whitfield.html | title = Wyatt Smith to fill void left by Trent Whitfield | publisher = NESN | date = 2010-09-02 | accessdate = 2010-09-02 | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928092314/http://www.nesn.com/2010/09/bruins-sign-wyatt-smith-to-fill-void-left-by-trent-whitfield.html | url-status = live }} Signed to fulfill a veteran presence with the Bruins AHL affiliate in Providence, Smith struggled to produce offensively scoring 2 goals in 30 games. After clearing waivers on December 31, 2010, Smith was released from his contract and signed in Europe for the remainder of the season with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.{{cite web | url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1563 | title = ERC Inglostadt commit to new forward | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | language = German | date = 2010-12-31 | accessdate = 2011-01-02 | archive-date = July 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719002014/http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1563 | url-status = live }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1994–95

| Warroad High School

| HSMN

| 28

29316028

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995–96

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 32

45932

| —

————
1996–97

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 38

16143044

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 39

24234762

| —

————
1998–99

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 43

23204337

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–2000

| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

————
1999–2000

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 60

14264037

| 5

23513
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 42

371013

| —

————
2000–01

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 18

571211

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 10

0000

| —

————
2001–02

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 69

23325569

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Nashville Predators

| NHL

| 11

1010

| —

————
2002–03

| Milwaukee Admirals

| AHL

| 56

24275189

| 4

1012
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Nashville Predators

| NHL

| 18

3142

| —

————
2003–04

| Milwaukee Admirals

| AHL

| 40

971640

| 22

571225
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Milwaukee Admirals

| AHL

| 69

19284789

| 7

14510
2005–06

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 42

08826

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 39

13162940

| —

————
2006–07

| Minnesota Wild

| NHL

| 61

33616

| 4

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 12

43712

| —

————
2007–08

| Colorado Avalanche

| NHL

| 25

0338

| 1

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Lake Erie Monsters

| AHL

| 40

17183534

| —

————
2008–09

| Norfolk Admirals

| AHL

| 18

34712

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| San Antonio Rampage

| AHL

| 53

16244059

| —

————
2009–10

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 76

13354870

| 4

1016
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 30

27923

| —

————
2010–11

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 22

4121618

| 4

1012
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 211

! 10

! 22

! 32

! 65

! 5

! 0

! 0

! 0

! 0

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 580

! 162

! 234

! 396

! 585

! 42

! 10

! 14

! 24

! 54

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1996

| United States

| WJC

| 6

0112
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997

| United States

| WJC

| 6

0220
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | Junior totals

! 12

! 0

! 3

! 3

! 2

Awards and honors

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

!

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | College

All-WCHA Third Team

| 1997–98

|

All-WCHA Third Team

| 1998–99

|

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)

| 2003–04

|

References

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{{succession box

| before = David Gove

| title = Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| years = 2009–10

| after = Ryan Craig

}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Wyatt}}

Category:1977 births

Category:American men's ice hockey centers

Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks

Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:Colorado Avalanche players

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Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players

Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota

Category:Lake Erie Monsters players

Category:Living people

Category:Milwaukee Admirals players

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players

Category:Minnesota Wild players

Category:Nashville Predators players

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Category:Norfolk Admirals players

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