Bryan Smolinski

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Bryan Smolinski
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Smolinski in 2007
Born (1971-12-27) December 27, 1971 (age 52)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
Ottawa Senators
Chicago Blackhawks
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal Canadiens
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 21st overall, 1990
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1992–2010

Bryan Anthony Smolinski (born December 27, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey center. The Boston Bruins drafted him 21st overall in 1990. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens. He had also previously played with the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League (IHL).

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Playing career

Drafted

Smolinski grew up in Genoa, Ohio and graduated from Cardinal Stritch High School in Oregon, Ohio. He played junior hockey for the Stratford Cullitons and played college hockey for the Michigan State Spartans. After his freshman year, the Boston Bruins drafted him in the first round (21st overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Smolinski completed a four-year tenure with the Spartans before joining the Bruins for the end of the 1992–93 season.

National Hockey League

In his rookie campaign of 1993–94 Smolinski tallied 31 goals and 51 points. After a 31-point season in the shortened 1994–95 campaign, Smolinski was traded in the summer of 1995 alongside Glen Murray to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. In his only season with the Penguins in 1995–96, he scored a career-high 40 assists and 64 points. However, Smolinski and the Penguins could not agree on a new contract in the off-season and he sat out the start of the next season, playing for the Detroit Vipers of the IHL. In November 1996, general manager Mike Milbury of the New York Islanders traded defenseman Darius Kasparaitis and rookie Andreas Johansson for the rights to negotiate a contract with Smolinski.

Smolinski played three seasons for the Islanders before being traded in June 1999 as part of an eight-player deal that saw him, Žigmund Pálffy, goaltender Marcel Cousineau, and fourth-round selection previously acquired from the New Jersey Devils (Daniel Johansson) traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron, and a first-round selection (Taylor Pyatt). Smolinski played four seasons for the Kings, before being traded to the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline for defense prospect Tim Gleason on March 11, 2003. [1]

Smolinski with the Vancouver Canucks in 2007. BryanSmolinski.jpg
Smolinski with the Vancouver Canucks in 2007.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Smolinski was an assistant hockey coach at Cranbrook Kingswood before briefly playing for the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League (UHL). Returning to the Senators for the 2005–06 season, he was traded in the subsequent off-season on July 9, 2006, to the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way deal with the Senators and San Jose Sharks. [2] Smolinski started the 2006–07 season with the Blackhawks but was later traded prior to the trade deadline to the Vancouver Canucks on February 26, 2007, for a conditional second round draft pick. [3]

Becoming a free agent in the 2007 off-season, Smolinski signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 2, 2007. [4] On October 22, Smolinski played in his 1,000th career game, against the Bruins. [5]

After the NHL

After his stint with the Montreal Canadiens, Smolinski began an assistant coaching job for a Michigan high school team, Birmingham Unified. With Smolinski's help, the team became District Champions for the first time in four years.

Without an NHL job, on February 24, 2009, Smolinski signed a deal with the Port Huron Icehawks of the IHL. [6] On April 30, 2009, Smolinski signed a deal with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. [7] He is currently working with the National Hockey League as a regional director in their Learn To Play (LTP) program. In 2015, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Smolinski also referees high school hockey in Michigan. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88Detroit Little CaesarsMNHL804377120——————
1988–89 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 46326294132—————
1989–90 Michigan State University CCHA 3910172745—————
1990–91 Michigan State UniversityCCHA359122124—————
1991–92 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4430356559—————
1992–93 Michigan State UniversityCCHA4031376891—————
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 9134041012
1993–94 Boston BruinsNHL8331205182135494
1994–95 Boston BruinsNHL441813313150114
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL81244064691854910
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 6571210—————
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL6428285625—————
1997–98 New York IslandersNHL8113304334—————
1998–99 New York IslandersNHL8216244049—————
1999–2000 Los Angeles Kings NHL792036564840002
2000–01 Los Angeles KingsNHL78273259401315614
2001–02 Los Angeles KingsNHL801325385672022
2002–03 Los Angeles KingsNHL5818203818—————
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL103582182796
2003–04 Ottawa SenatorsNHL801927464971124
2004–05 Motor City Mechanics UHL 219233218—————
2005–06 Ottawa SenatorsNHL8117314846103362
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL6214233729—————
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL194378122248
2007–08 Montreal Canadiens NHL648172520121232
2008–09 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 21921301863369
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL —————73146
2009–10 Flint Generals IHL482425494212312154
NHL totals1,05527437765160612323295260

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1990 United States WJC 72358
1996 United States WCH 60550
1998 United States WC 631410
1999 United StatesWC63368
2004 United StatesWCH31010
Senior totals21791618

See also

Championships

2016 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association 30+ Recreational Division State Champions

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team 1992–93
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1992–93

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References

  1. ↑ "Avs acquire Battaglia; Kings trade Smolinski". ESPN.com. 2003-03-11. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Blackhawks obtain Sens' Havlat in three team deal". ESPN.com. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Canucks get Smolinski, Sopel in separate trades". ESPN.com. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Habs ink Smolinski to one-year deal". canadiens.nhl.com. 2007-07-02. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Milestone night for Smolinski". canadiens.nhl.com. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Icehawks sign NHL center". ihl-hockey.com. 2009-02-24. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
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  8. ↑ "Retired NHL-er Back on Ice to Answer Call - By Making Them". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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