Dave Smith (ice hockey)

Dave Smith
Born	(1968-11-21) November 21, 1968 Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Binghamton Rangers ECHL Dayton Bombers IHL Fort Wayne Komets Detroit Vipers Los Angeles Ice Dogs Orlando Solar Bears San Antonio Dragons
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1992–1998

Dave Smith
Current position
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Title	Head coach
Team	RPI
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Record	0–0
Playing career
1988–1992	Ohio State

Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000	Miami (assistant)
2000–2002	Bowling Green (assistant)
2002–2005	Mercyhurst (assistant)
2005–2017	Canisius
2017–present	RPI

Head coaching record
Overall	169–221–59 (.442)
Tournaments	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2013 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion 2017 Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champion

David Smith (born November 21, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the NCAA RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team,^[1] a position he has held since the 2017–18 season.

Smith was a member of the 1992–93 Turner Cup champions, the Fort Wayne Komets.

Coaching career

In 1998, following a six-year professional minor league career, Smith joined the coaching staff of the Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team as an assistant. He also served as an assistant coach with Bowling Green State University, and Mercyhurst University, before being hired on April 15, 2005 as the head coach at Canisius College.^[2]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Canisius Golden Griffins (Atlantic Hockey) (2005–2017)
2005–06	Canisius	10–23–2	8–18–2	7th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2006–07	Canisius	9–23–3	9–16–3	8th	Atlantic Hockey Play-In
2007–08	Canisius	11–20–6	10–13–5	t-6th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2008–09	Canisius	15–16–6	12–12–4	5th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2009–10	Canisius	17–15–5	13–11–4	5th	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2010–11	Canisius	13–19–6	10–12–5	8th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2011–12	Canisius	10–22–4	10–14–4	9th	Atlantic Hockey First Round
2012–13	Canisius	19–19–5	12–13–2	t-7th	NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2013–14	Canisius	16–20–3	11–13–3	t-7th	Atlantic Hockey Runner-Up
2014–15	Canisius	18–12–7	15–7–6	2nd	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2015–16	Canisius	12–22–5	10–13–5	t-6th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2016–17	Canisius	19–10–7	18–4–6	1st	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
Canisius:		169–221–59	138–146–49
RPI Engineers (ECAC Hockey) (2017–present)
2017–18	RPI	0–0	0–0
RPI:		0–0	0–0
Total:		169–221–59
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991–2014) HarborCenter (2014–present)
Head coaches	Brian Cavanaugh (1980–1982, 1983–2004) Carl Koeppel (1982–1983) Clancy Seymour (2004–2005) Dave Smith (2005–2017) Trevor Large (2017–present)
Conference affiliations	ECAC West (1980–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
Rivalries	Niagara Purple Eagles Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Mike Torrillo (265 Points) Mike Torrillo (121 Goals) Derek Slater (45 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2013
Conference Tournament champions	Atlantic Hockey: 2013
Canisius College Buffalo, New York

RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Houston Field House (1949–present)
Head coaches	Leroy Clark (1917–1924) W. J. Cook (1924–1925) Marvin Callan (1925–1931, 1936–1937) Ned Harkness (1949–1963) Rube Bjorkman (1963–1964) Garry Kearns (1964–1969) Leon Abbott (1969–1972) Jim Salfi (1972–1979) Mike Addesa (1979–1989) Buddy Powers (1989–1994) Dan Fridgen (1994–2006) Seth Appert (2006–2017) Dave Smith (2017– )
Conference affiliations	Tri-State League (1950–1972) ECAC Hockey (1961–present)
Rivalries	Union Dutchmen Clarkson Golden Knights
Culture & lore	Rensselaer Holiday Tournament
All-time leaders	Frank Chiarelli (265 Points) Frank Chiarelli (155 Goals) Neil Little (58 Wins)
National championships	1954 1985
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1964 1984 1985 1994 1995 2011
Conference Tournament champions	ECAC: 1984 1985 1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

Current men's head coaches of ECAC Hockey
Brendan Whittet (Brown) Casey Jones (Clarkson) Don Vaughan (Colgate) Mike Schafer (Cornell) Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth) Ted Donato (Harvard) Ron Fogarty (Princeton) Rand Pecknold (Quinnipiac) Dave Smith (RPI) Mark Morris (St. Lawrence) Rick Bennett (Union) Keith Allain (Yale)

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