Ty Smith (born March 24, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, in the

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by the

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Playing career

Smith was selected first overall by the

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in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. In his rookie season with the Chiefs, Smith was named the team's Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year. The following year, Smith had a breakout season setting a new franchise record for most points in a single game by a defenseman and being named the WHL Scholastic Player of the Year. Smith was also named the Chiefs Defenseman of the Year. On August 20, 2018, Smith signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the

, who had drafted him 17th overall in the

. Smith attended the Devils training camp but was reassigned to the Chiefs on September 28. On October 24, Smith was named co-captain of the Chiefs alongside Jaret Anderson-Dolan. Smith made the Devils opening night roster for the 2020–21 season, making his debut on January 14, 2021, against the Boston Bruins and recording his first NHL goal in the Devils' 3–2 shootout loss. Smith would go on to record points in each of his first five NHL games, the second-longest streak ever for a rookie defenceman in the NHL behind only Marek Židlický. Smith continued his strong start to his rookie season, recording eight points in his first nine games before being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on February 2, along with 13 of his Devils' teammates. After the season Smith was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. On July 16, 2022, Smith was traded by the Devils, along with a

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third-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman

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International play

Smith was named the captain of

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at the

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. The following year, he was named an alternate captain for Team Canada at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* 2000 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Alberta Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics National Hockey League first-round draft picks New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players Pittsburgh Penguins players Spokane Chiefs players Sportspeople from Lloydminster Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-stub