Austin Smith (ice hockey)
Austin Smith (born November 7, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round (128th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Austin Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 7, 1988 Dallas, Texas, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Texas Stars Ässät Ravensburg Towerstars HC TWK Innsbruck HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL Draft |
128th overall, 2007 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2012–2018 | ||
Playing career
A graduate of Colgate University, Smith played with the Colgate Raiders in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference.[2] In his senior year, Smith's outstanding play was recognized when he was recognized as ECAC Hockey's most valuable player and was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC Hockey First Team, as well as a Hobey Baker finalist and First Team All-American.[3]
In March 2012 Dallas Stars has signed Austin Smith to a two-year entry-level contract.[4] In this two years Smith split between AHL and ECHL affiliates Texas Stars and Idaho Steelheads. In AHL games he scored 2 goals with 4 assist in 38 games. In the ECHL he was the Steelheads leading scorer with 27 goals and 23 assists in 38 games in 2012–13 season.[5]
Austin was loaned to the Liiga (Finlands Top Pro League) by the Dallas Stars in December 2013. After a successful loan period with Ässät during the latter half of the 2013–14 season, as an impending free agent with the Dallas Stars, Smith opted to remain with Pori in signing a one-year contract for the following season on January 22, 2014.[6] After a dispute with one of the coaches which led to no discussion between the two in October 2014, ECHL team Allen Americans signed forward Austin Smith to a contract for the 2014–15 season.[7]
In December 2014 Smith returned to Europe and signed a contract with Ravensburg Towerstars in the German second level league DEL2.[8] In the 2015–16 season he shared with 37 goals in 40 games the top spot in the DEL2 goal scoring ranks.[9]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 60 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colgate University | ECAC | 37 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Colgate University | ECAC | 36 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Colgate University | ECAC | 41 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Colgate University | ECAC | 39 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 38 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | Texas Stars | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ässät | Liiga | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ässät | Liiga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ravensburg Towerstars | DEL2 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ravensburg Towerstars | DEL2 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC TWK Innsbruck | EBEL | 54 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 28 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||
| AHL totals | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| ECAC All-Academic Team | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| ECAC Hockey Player of the Year | 2012 | [10] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2012 | [3] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2012 | |
| DEL2 | ||
| Best Goal scorer (37) | 2016 | |
References
- "Colgate's Smith makes a career of proving naysayers wrong". USCHO.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- Dallas Stars Prospect Austin Smith Personifies Hard Work, Perseverance As Pro Career Begins – Defending Big D
- ECAC Hockey Mobile : League Announces Regular-Season Awards
- "Stars sign Austin Smith to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- "Prospects Austin Smith". Hockey's Future. June 1, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- "Assat extend Austin Smith". Ässät. January 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- "Local star Austin Smith is home to play with Allen Americans". TEXas Sports Review. November 12, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- "Austin Smith goes for Towerstars" (in German). Ravensburg Towerstars. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- "DEL2 Topscorer" (in German). del-2.org. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- "Dallas Stars Daily Links: Two Stars Prospects Up For Hobey Baker". DefendingBigD.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chase Polacek |
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2011–12 |
Succeeded by Eric Hartzell |