Mike Smith (b. 1982)

This article is about the goaltender. For the article about the general manager of the same name, please see Mike Smith (b. 1945).

Mike Smith (b. 1982)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Nickname(s)	Smitty
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars
Nationality
Born	(1982-03-22)March 22, 1982, Kingston, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	161st overall, 2001 Dallas Stars
Pro Career	2002 – present

Mike Smith (born March 22, 1982 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Smith began his hockey career in 1999 playing for his hometown Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL. That season he played 15 games while backing up future NHL player Andrew Raycroft (currently with the Vancouver Canucks).

After the start of the 2000–2001 season, Smith moved to Sudbury Wolves where he played 43 games registering a 2.52 GAA and 0.913 save percentage in the regular season. The Wolves made it to the second round of the playoffs that year with Smith in net.

Smith is the only goaltender in history to record a shutout, score a goal and receive a fighting major in the same game.

National Hockey League

Dallas Stars

In 2001, Mike Smith was drafted by Dallas in the fifth round, 161st overall, and continued to play in Sudbury, again taking the Wolves into the post-season. Their playoff run ended in five games as the Barrie Colts won the series 4-1.

The subsequent season saw Smith's departure from the junior leagues when he split the season between Lexington of the ECHL and Utah of the AHL. He played only 11 games in Utah backing up Jason Bacashihua and Corey Hirsch. For 2003–2004, Utah added Dan Ellis to their roster, with whom Smith split back up duties, again to Bacashihua. Smith went to play for the Houston Aeros in 2004–2005 sharing the net almost equally with Josh Harding, putting up a 0.915 save percentage and 2.42 GAA.

Smith joined the Iowa Stars for their inaugural season in 2005–2006. The Stars played Smith and Dan Ellis back and forth for much of the season until Smith appeared to take much of the netminding responsibilities late in the season. A Stars rally in the stretch secured the final Western Conference playoff spot. Smith started in every game of the seven-game series against the Milwaukee Admirals which Milwaukee ultimately won.

Smith underwent shoulder surgery during the off-season for an injury he sustained during Iowa's 2005–2006 season. After a faster-than-expected recovery, Smith attended the Dallas Stars' training camp in the fall of 2006, and was awarded the backup goaltender position behind Marty Turco. In his first-ever regulation NHL game on October 21, 2006, Smith stopped 22 shots to post a shutout against the Phoenix Coyotes.

On January 4, 2007, Smith was hit in the head by a 100 mph slapshot, causing him to miss a few weeks with a concussion. But he came back strong, winning 2 games in which Turco was pulled. Then he registered a 32 save shutout vs the Ducks on February 10.

Smith also started the year living with Marty Turco's family. However, he eventually moved out and then signed a 2 year, $950,000 a year contract with the Stars.

On June 14, 2007, Smith was named to the 2006–07 NHL All-Rookie Team.

Tampa Bay Lightning

On February 26, 2008, Smith was traded with Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, and a 4th round draft pick in 2009 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist. Smith made his Lightning debut the following night against the Minnesota Wild, stopping 24 of 27 shots in a 3-2 loss.

On March 15, Smith recorded a 3-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers. Smith became only the third rookie goaltender in National Hockey League history to record a shutout for two different teams in the same season, and the first to do so in 79 years. Smith recorded 14 wins for the Lightning during the 2008-09 NHL Season before suffering a concussion that kept him out of action for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1999–00	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		15	4	5	0	666	42	0	3.78	.881		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL		3	0	0	2	136	8	0	3.53	.884		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		43	22	13	7	2571	108	3	2.52	.913		12	7	5	735	26	2	2.12	.914
2001–02	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		53	19	28	5	3082	157	3	3.06	.914		5	1	4	302	15	0	2.98	.918
2002–03	Lexington Men O' War	ECHL		27	11	10	4	1553	66	1	2.55	.910		2	0	1	93	8	0	5.14	.822
2002–03	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL		11	5	5	0	614	33	0	3.23	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Utah Grizzlies	ECHL		21	8	11	0	1186	56	2	2.83	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Houston Aeros	AHL		45	19	17	3	2408	97	5	2.42	.915		3	1	2	181	4	0	1.33	.957
2005–06	Iowa Stars	AHL		50	25	19	6	2998	125	3	2.50	.917		7	3	4	417	19	0	2.74	.907
2006–07	Dallas Stars	NHL		23	12	5	2	1213	45	3	2.23	.912		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL		21	12	9	0	1172	48	2	2.46	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		13	3	10	0	774	36	1	2.79	.893		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		41	14	18	9	2471	108	2	2.62	.916		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		42	13	18	7	2273	117	2	3.09	.900		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				140	54	64	18	7903	354	10	2.69	.907		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Mike Smith's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database