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Trevor Smith (born February 8, 1985) is a Canadian former professional
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. He most recently played with the
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in the
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(AHL).


Early life

Smith is Jewish, and was born in
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,
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. He is the son of Harvey Smith. His parents are originally from
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,
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. Smith grew up in
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,
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. His father has coached Canada's ice hockey team in the
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.


Playing career


Amateur

Before college, he played in 2001–02 for the Queens Park Pirates
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(PIJHL), in 2003–04 for the
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of the
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(BCHL), and in 2004–05 for the
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of the
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(USHL), for whom he played in the USHL All Star Game. He played two seasons in the
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with the
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, in 2005–07. There, he was an All Hockey East First team selection, an NCAA East Second Team
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n, and was named to the New England All-Star team. He had 63 points in 78 games over two seasons.


Professional

He then signed as a
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with the
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on April 2, 2007. He played 8 games with the Islanders'
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affiliate, the
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at the end of the 2006–07 campaign, notching three points and two penalty minutes. During the 2007–08 season, Trevor split time between the
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and the
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, playing 53 games in Bridgeport and 22 in Utah. He was picked to represent Utah at the ECHL All-Star game, but could not play as he was recalled to Bridgeport. He was named the Rbk Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for February 2008 after scoring 15 points in 13 games. Smith had a breakout year during the 2008–09 season for the Sound Tigers playing on the first line between
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and
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, scoring 30 goals and notching 32 assists in 76 games. Trevor made his
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debut with the Islanders later that season, wearing number 77 and scoring one goal in seven games. On July 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks. On January 4, 2011, he was traded to the
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in exchange for
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. On July 5, 2011, Smith was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the
Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...
. In 2011–12, he played in the AHL All-Star Game, had an AHL Best Plus/Minus (+34), played for the AHL Calder Cup Champion, and had the AHL Most Points Playoffs (16). On July 1, 2012, Smith was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the
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. Due to the
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, Smith was directly assigned to the Penguins AHL affiliate, the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre ...
for the majority of the
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season. He was briefly recalled by the Penguins and played a solitary game against the New York Islanders on March 22, 2013. During the summer of 2013 he was recruited to play for Team Canada in the
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in Israel, but was recovering from an upper-body injury sustained during the AHL playoffs and turned down the request; his father was assistant coach to the team, and it won a gold medal. He said: "I would have been upset if Canada had lost because I had not gone". On July 5, 2013, Smith was signed as a free agent to a one-year, one-way contract with the
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for a reported $550,000. On September 30, he was assigned to the
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of the
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. On October 4, 2013, Smith was named as
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of the
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– the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, becoming the 5th Captain in team history. On October 8 he debuted for the Leafs, becoming the 900th player in franchise history. On July 2, 2015, Smith as a free agent signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swiss club,
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of the
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(NLA). He won the 2016 Swiss championship with Bern, but missed large parts of the 2015-16 season after undergoing elbow surgery. He returned to game action in February 2016. During his Bern stint, Smith made 18 NLA appearances producing three goals and two assists and played in four contests of the
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, scoring one goal and two assists. He left after a single season at SCB. On July 2, 2016, he inked a two-year, two-way contract with 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 ...
of the
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(NHL). Smith made his debut with the Predators in a solitary game during the 2016–17 season, spending the duration of his contract with Nashville's AHL affiliate, the
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. As a free agent from the Predators, Smith agreed to a one-year AHL contract to add a veteran presence to the San Antonio Rampage on July 30, 2018.


Career statistics


Awards and honours


See also

* List of select Jewish ice hockey players


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Trevor 1985 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Ontario Jewish Canadian sportspeople Jewish ice hockey players Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey players New York Islanders players Norfolk Admirals players Omaha Lancers players Pittsburgh Penguins players Quesnel Millionaires players San Antonio Rampage players SC Bern players Sportspeople from Ottawa Springfield Falcons players Syracuse Crunch players Tampa Bay Lightning players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Undrafted National Hockey League players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players