Matt Smaby
Matt Smaby | |
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Born | Minneapolis, MN, USA | October 14, 1984
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) |
Position | Defense |
Shoots | Left |
team Former teams |
Free Agent Arizona Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning EHC MΓΌnchen |
NHL Draft | 41st overall, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning |
Playing career | 2006βpresent |
Matthew Charles Smaby (born October 14, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who last played with EHC Red Bull MΓΌnchen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Playing career
Smaby was drafted 41st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Smaby had a three-year collegiate career with the University of North Dakota. He made his professional debut during the 2006β07 season playing for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. Smaby made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in the 2007β08 season playing 14 games with the Lightning.
Smaby did not receive a qualifying offer from Tampa Bay after the 2010-11 season and became an unrestricted free agent. On July 14, 2011 Smaby signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[1]
On June 6, 2013, Smaby signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with EHC MΓΌnchen of the German DEL.[2]
For the 2014-15 season, Smaby joined the Arizona Coyotes on a professional tryout contract. On October 4, 2014, Matt Smaby was released from the Coyotes' roster without being offered a contract for the season.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003β04 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2004β05 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 86 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2005β06 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 113 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2006β07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2007β08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 58 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 66 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2007β08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008β09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2008β09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2009β10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2009β10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2010β11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2011β12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2012β13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
2013β14 | EHC MΓΌnchen | DEL | 42 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
NHL totals | 122 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | β | β | β | β | β |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Third Team | 2005β06 | |
WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2006 | [4] |
References
- β "Ducks ink Smaby to One-Year deal". Anaheim Ducks. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- β "Munich olbigated to Matt Smaby" (in German). EHC MΓΌnchen. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- β "Coyotes Release Smaby". Arizona Coyotes. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- β "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
- Matt Smaby's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matt Smaby's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Matt Smaby's player profile at TSN.ca