Derek A. Smith (born October 13, 1984) is a Canadian-American former professional

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player. Smith formerly played with the

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and

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

After playing 123 games over four seasons between 2000 and 2004 for the

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of the

Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League The Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada. It is under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The league was listed as the 7th best d ...

, Smith played three more seasons for the

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. Undrafted, he signed as a free agent with the

of the

(NHL) on April 12, 2007, and decided to leave college a year early to pursue his dreams of playing in the NHL. After training camp, Smith was assigned to the Senators' top minor league affiliate, the

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. Smith was re-signed by the Senators to a one-year contract on July 29, 2009. On February 12, 2010, after the trade of Alex Picard and an injury to

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, Smith was called up to the Ottawa Senators. He made his NHL debut against the

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on February 13, 2010, a 4–1 loss. He stayed on for the next game on February 14 against the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

. That was the final game before the

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break, which Ottawa won 4–3 after coming back from a 3–1 deficit. He was returned to Binghamton afterwards. On July 13, 2010, Smith was re-signed by Ottawa to a one-year,

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. He recorded his first NHL point when he assisted on a goal by Ottawa's

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against the

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on March 3, 2011. In 2010-11, Smith was a member of the

as they captured the 2011

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championship in the

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. In 71 regular season games that season with Binghamton, he recorded 10 goals and 44 assists for 54 points which placed him 4th among AHL defenceman. Smith was signed by the

to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 on July 12, 2011. Smith scored his first goal for the Flames on November 29, 2011, against

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of the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

. On February 8, 2012, the Calgary Flames re-signed Smith to a two-year, one-way contract worth a total of $1.55 million, or $775,000 per year. On December 8, 2013, the Flames placed Smith on waivers. After he cleared waivers the next day, the Flames assigned Smith to the

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of the AHL. In the following 2014–15 season, without an NHL offer on the table, Smith signed his first contract abroad as a free agent, agreeing to a one-year deal with Swiss club,

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of the

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. He appeared in 25 games with the Lions, registering 3 goals and 5 points. On July 3, 2015, Smith returned to the NHL, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the

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. Smith failed to make the roster of the parent club and was assigned to its AHL affiliate, the

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, for the remainder of the season. On July 17, 2016, Smith signed a one-year deal with

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n club, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Derek 1984 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Binghamton Senators players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Belleville, Ontario Ottawa Senators players Springfield Falcons players Undrafted National Hockey League players ZSC Lions players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Croatia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States