C. J. Smith
American ice hockey player
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| Intro | American ice hockey player | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| is | Athlete Ice hockey player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 1 December 1994, Des Moines | ||
| Age | 30 years | ||
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Biography
C. J. Smith (born December 1, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Smith played college hockey for UMass Lowell of Hockey East. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NHL's Buffalo Sabres on March 29, 2017. He made his Sabres debut on April 2 in a 4–2 loss to the New York Islanders, in which he also got his first NHL point with an assist on a goal by Evander Kane.
He is one of only two players in league history to have been born in the state of Iowa, joining goaltender Scott Clemmensen.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Academy of Holy Angels | USHS | 25 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Austin Bruins | NAHL | 53 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Austin Bruins | NAHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 46 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 39 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 40 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 41 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| College | ||
| HE All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
| HE All-Tournament Team | 2016, 2017 | |
| HE Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| HE Tournament MVP | 2017 | |