Brad Smyth
PositionRight wing
ShootsRight
Height6 ft
Height in0
Weight lb200
Played forFlorida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Nashville Predators
Ottawa Senators
Birth dateMarch 13, 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Career start1993
Career end2013
DraftUndrafted

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.

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. He did this 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1990–91London KnightsOHL2926822—————
1991–92London KnightsOHL5817183593102028
1992–93London KnightsOHL66545510911812781525
1993–94Birmingham BullsECHL292630563810881619
1993–94Cincinnati CyclonesIHL30731054—————
1994–95Birmingham BullsECHL363335685235270
1994–95Cincinnati CyclonesIHL26211133410002
1994–95Springfield FalconsAHL30007—————
1995–96Carolina MonarchsAHL68685812680—————
1995–96Florida PanthersNHL71124—————
1996–97Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL35270—————
1996–97Florida PanthersNHL81012—————
1996–97Los Angeles KingsNHL44881674—————
1997–98Los Angeles KingsNHL91344—————
1997–98New York RangersNHL10000—————
1997–98Hartford Wolf PackAHL5729336279151282011
1998–99Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL3411162721—————
1998–99Nashville PredatorsNHL30006—————
1998–99Hartford Wolf PackAHL3625194448760614
1999–00Hartford Wolf PackAHL8039377662231310238
2000–01Hartford Wolf PackAHL7750297911052358
2000–01New York RangersNHL41014—————
2001–02Hartford Wolf PackAHL793448829010381114
2002–03Binghamton SenatorsAHL692432567714761312
2002–03Ottawa SenatorsNHL1231415—————
2003–04KärpätSM-l4820183885153584
2004–05Manchester MonarchsAHL612333567462136
2005–06Manchester MonarchsAHL6427376449—————
2005–06Hartford Wolf PackAHL16715222091344
2006–07Hamburg FreezersDEL522336595841124
2007–08Hamburg FreezersDEL5627305752834714
2008–09Hamburg FreezersDEL2569152291126
2009–10KHL MedveščakEBEL4418193740112246
2010–11Belfast GiantsEIHL177101712—————
2010–11FassaITA1696151253144
2011–12Morzine-AvoriazFRA26817253851346
2012–13Denver CutthroatsCHL652553785453032
AHL totals6103263416676968946398575
NHL totals88151328109—————

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
First All-Star Team1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02
John B. Sollenberger Trophy1995–96[6]
Willie Marshall Award1995–96
Les Cunningham Award1995–96[7]
All-Star Game2001[8]

References

  1. ^ "Large reinforcement arrives: Brad Smyth joins Medveščak" (in Croatian). 24sata.hr. 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.