Dave Smith

Playing career
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Rensselaer
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Record	33–65–9 (.350)
1988–1992	Ohio State
Position(s)	Center
1998–2000	Miami (assistant)
2000–2002	Bowling Green (assistant)
2002–2005	Mercyhurst (assistant)
2005–2017	Canisius
2017–present	Rensselaer
Head coaching record
Overall	205–288–68 (.426)
Tournaments	0–1 (.000)
Championships
	2013 Atlantic Hockey Tournament; 2017 Atlantic Hockey

Dave Smith
Dave Smith
Born	November 21, 1968,; Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Height; Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m); 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Pro clubs	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

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	17–21–3	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	21–11–7	18–4–6	1st	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
Canisius:		172–223–59 (.444)	138–146–49 (.488)
Rensselaer Engineers (ECAC Hockey) (2017–present)
2017–18	Rensselaer	6–27–4	4–16–2	11th	ECAC First Round
2018–19	Rensselaer	10–23–3	7–13–2	11th	ECAC First Round
2019–20	Rensselaer	17–15–2	13–8–1	4th	Tournament Cancelled
Rensselaer:		33–65–9 (.350)	24–37–5 (.402)
Total:		205–288–68 (.426)
National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division Champion

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Frank Serratore	Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year 2016–17	Succeeded by Rick Gotkin

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Dave Smith
Born	(1968-11-21)November 21, 1968, Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Pro clubs	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

Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Dann Memorial Ice Rink (1980–1991) - Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991–2014) - LECOM 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)
Seasons	2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
Conference affiliations	NYCHA (1982–1986) - ECAC West (1987–1998) - 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 titles	Atlantic Hockey: 2013
Canisius College - Buffalo, New York

RPI Engineers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Van Schaick Pond (1901) - Empire Rink (Albany) (1902-1912) RPI Rink (1912-1937) - Houston Field House (1949–present)
Head coaches	Leroy Clark (1917–1923) - 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– )
Seasons	1901–02 - 1902–03 - 1903–04 - 1906–07 - 1907–08 - 1908–09 - 1909–10 - 1910–11 - 1911–12 - 1912–13 - 1913–14 - 1914–15 - 1915–16 - 1916–17 - 1917–18 - 1918–19 - 1919–20 - 1920–21 - 1921–22 - 1922–23 - 1953–54 - 1984–85 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
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 titles	ECAC: 1984 - 1985 - 1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, New York