Ty Smith (ice hockey)

Ty Smith (born March 24, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.

Ty Smith
Smith in 2019
Born (2000-03-24) March 24, 2000
Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
WBS Penguins (AHL)
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 17th overall, 2018
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2021–present

Playing career

Smith was selected first overall by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] In his rookie season with the Chiefs, Smith was named the team's Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year. The following year, Smith had a breakout season setting a new franchise record for most points in a single game by a defenseman and being named the WHL Scholastic Player of the Year.[3] Smith was also named the Chiefs Defenseman of the Year.[3]

On August 20, 2018, Smith signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils, who had drafted him 17th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[4] Smith attended the Devils training camp but was reassigned to the Chiefs on September 28.[5] On October 24, Smith was named co-captain of the Chiefs alongside Jaret Anderson-Dolan.[6]

Smith made the Devils opening night roster for the 2020–21 season, making his debut on January 14, 2021, against the Boston Bruins and recording his first NHL goal in the Devils' 3–2 shootout loss.[7] Smith would go on to record points in each of his first five NHL games, the second-longest streak ever for a rookie defenceman in the NHL behind only Marek Židlický.[8] Smith continued his strong start to his rookie season, recording eight points in his first nine games before being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on February 2, along with 13 of his Devils' teammates.[9] After the season Smith was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.[10]

On July 16, 2022, Smith was traded by the Devils, along with a 2023 third-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman John Marino.[11]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Czech Republic
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Smith was named the captain of Team Canada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[12] The following year, he was named an alternate captain for Team Canada at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Lloydminster Bobcats AMHL 28 9 14 23 10 10 1 8 9 0
2015–16 Spokane Chiefs WHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Spokane Chiefs WHL 66 5 27 32 22 — — — — —
2017–18 Spokane Chiefs WHL 69 14 59 73 30 7 2 5 7 2
2018–19 Spokane Chiefs WHL 57 7 62 69 33 15 1 8 9 6
2019–20 Spokane Chiefs WHL 46 19 40 59 42 — — — — —
2020–21 New Jersey Devils NHL 48 2 21 23 22 — — — — —
2021–22 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 5 15 20 22 — — — — —
2022–23 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 39 7 17 24 20 — — — — —
2022–23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 1 3 4 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 123 8 39 47 48 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Canada Black U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2 2 4 2
2017 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 3 3 0
2017 Canada U18 5th 5 0 1 1 4
2018 Canada U18 5th 5 0 0 0 4
2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 0 3 3 0
2020 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 2
Junior totals 33 2 12 14 12

Awards and honours
Award Year
AMHL
First All-Star Team 2016
Top Defenseman 2016
Telus Cup Top Defensive Player 2016
WHL
West First All-Star Team 2018, 2019
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy 2018 [3]
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy 2019, 2020
CHL Defenseman of the Year 2019
NHL
All-Rookie Team 2021

References
  1. "Ty Smith at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. "Chiefs Pick Defenseman Smith First Overall". spokanechiefs.com. May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. "Ty Smith Named WHL Scholastic Player of the Year". spokanechiefs.com. May 2, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. "Devils sign defenseman Ty Smith to entry-level contract". NHL.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. "New Jersey Devils return Ty Smith to Spokane Chiefs". whl.ca. September 28, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. "Spokane Chiefs name Anderson-Dolan and Smith co-captains for 2018-19 season". whl.ca. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  7. Ryan, Chris (January 14, 2021). "Ty Smith's 1st NHL goal not enough as Devils fall to Bruins in shootout". NJ.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  8. Matthews, Trey (February 21, 2021). "Devils' Ty Smith's Impressive Journey From Spokane Chiefs to NHL". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  9. "Devils add five more players to COVID list, bringing total to 14". Sportsnet.ca. February 2, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  10. Wescott, Chris (June 29, 2021). "Ty Smith Named to NHL's All-Rookie Team". NHL.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. "Penguins acquire Smith, pick from Devils for Marino". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 16, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  12. "Chiefs prospect Ty Smith to Captain Canada at 2016 WYOG". chl.ca. February 11, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  13. "Smith Added To Team Canada Leadership Group". spokanechiefs.com. August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.


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