| Ladislav Šmíd | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1986 Frýdlant v Čechách, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (CzEx) |
| National team | Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 2004 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Ladislav "Laddy" Šmíd (born February 1, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Smid was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, ninth overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played junior hockey for HC Liberec Junior in the 2001–02 season, and split the following three seasons between HC Liberec Junior and the professional HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. He played for the Czech Republic in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 IIHF World U20 Championships, and the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1]
After coming to North America, Smid spent the 2005–06 AHL season with the Portland Pirates, at the time the American Hockey League affiliate of the Mighty Ducks.[1] On July 3, 2006, he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers with Joffrey Lupul and several draft picks in exchange for disgruntled defenceman Chris Pronger.[2] He qualified for the Oilers out of his first training camp with the team, and spent the entire 2006–07 NHL season with Edmonton; after the Oilers missed the playoffs, he joined the Czech team at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[1] The following year he was cut from the Oilers' training camp and assigned to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL, with whom he played eight games before being recalled to Edmonton, with whom he has remained since.[1][3]
After the 2008–09 NHL season, Smid was part of a trade negotiated between the Oilers and the Ottawa Senators, which would have seen him and teammates Andrew Cogliano and Dustin Penner dealt to Ottawa in exchange for disgruntled forward Dany Heatley. Heatley refused to waive the no-trade clause in his contract to go to Edmonton, and after more than a month of the Oilers unsuccessfully trying to persuade Heatley to change his mind, the trade fell through and Smid remained with the Oilers.[4] In October 2009, the Oilers revealed that Smid had been diagnosed with H1N1, though he did not miss any games as a result.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Bílí Tygři Liberec | Czech | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 71 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 65 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 60 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 331 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Preceded by Corey Perry |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim first round draft pick 2004 |
Succeeded by Bobby Ryan |