Matt Smaby
| Matt Smaby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 14, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
EHC München Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL Draft |
41st overall, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Matthew Walker Smaby (born October 14, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with EHC Red Bull München 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 2006–07 season playing for the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. Smaby made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut in the 2007–08 season playing 14 games with the Lightning.
Smaby played five years with the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. He 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 München 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] After being released from the Coyotes roster, Smaby returned to sign with EHC München. In the following summer of 2015, München extended Smaby's contract though the 2016-17 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 58 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 30 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC München | DEL | 42 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC München | DEL | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2015-2016 | EHC München | DEL | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 60 | |||||||
| NHL totals | 122 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2005–06 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2006 | [4] |
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2005-06 | |
References
- ↑ "Ducks ink Smaby to One-Year deal". Anaheim Ducks. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ "Munich olbigated to Matt Smaby" (in German). EHC München. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ↑ "Coyotes Release Smaby". Arizona Coyotes. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ↑ "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