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USA Craig Smith

#15 Dallas Stars / NHL - 23/24

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Mavrik Bourque 59 23 44 67
2. Logan Stankoven 47 24 33 57
3. Adam Gaudette 54 36 20 56
4. Georgii Merkulov 54 25 30 55
5. Rocco Grimaldi 57 28 26 54
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Craig Smith Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW/C
Age
34
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$1,000,000 Powered by
Agency
Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1

A two-way center who also can play the wing. Smith has very good hockey sense and vision. Owns good hands and passing ability.

Craig Smith Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Madison La Follette/East High USHS-WI 20* 16* 24* 40* -* -* |
2005-06 Madison La Follette/East High USHS-WI 20* 35* 26* 61* -* -* |
2006-07 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 45* 8* 10* 18* 28* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8 1
2007-08 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 58* 13* 10* 23* 90* -3* | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 1
2008-09 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 54* 28* 48* 76* 108* 32* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 26 1
2009-10 Univ. of Wisconsin NCAA 41* 8* 25* 33* 72* 13* |
2010-11 Univ. of Wisconsin “C” NCAA 41* 19* 24* 43* 87* -3* |
USA WC 7* 3* 3* 6* 4* 2* |
2011-12 Nashville Predators NHL 72* 14* 22* 36* 30* -9* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -1
USA WC 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2012-13 KalPa SM-liiga 8* 4* 4* 8* 20* 3* |
Nashville Predators NHL 44* 4* 8* 12* 20* -11* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* |
USA WC 10* 4* 10* 14* 18* 5* |
2013-14 Nashville Predators NHL 79* 24* 28* 52* 22* 16* |
USA “A” WC 8* 3* 5* 8* 10* 3* |
2014-15 Nashville Predators NHL 82* 23* 21* 44* 44* 11* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 0 2
2015-16 Nashville Predators NHL 82* 21* 16* 37* 40* 4* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 4 1
2016-17 Nashville Predators NHL 78* 12* 17* 29* 30* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 2 2
2017-18 Nashville Predators NHL 79* 25* 26* 51* 24* 20* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 2 -3
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL 76* 21* 17* 38* 20* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 0
2019-20 Nashville Predators NHL 69* 18* 13* 31* 34* 18* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
2020-21 Boston Bruins NHL 54* 13* 19* 32* 18* 21* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 4 0
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 74* 16* 20* 36* 28* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -5
2022-23 Boston Bruins NHL 42* 4* 6* 10* 14* 4* |
Washington Capitals NHL 22* 5* 1* 6* 4* 1* |
2023-24 Dallas Stars NHL 63* 9* 6* 15* 25* 1* |
Projected NHL 76* 11* 7* 18* 30* 1* |
2023-24 NHL stats powered by NHL.com

Craig Smith Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2008-09 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 3* 5* 8* 2* -* |
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Craig Smith Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-12-04T18:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-12-02T13:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-11-30T20:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Calgary Flames
2023-11-28T19:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Winnipeg Jets
2023-11-20T19:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars vs New York Rangers
2023-11-18T19:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche
2023-11-14T19:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars vs Arizona Coyotes
2023-11-12T17:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Minnesota Wild
2023-11-11T14:00:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Winnipeg Jets
2023-11-09T18:30:00-0600 Dallas Stars @ Columbus Blue Jackets
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Craig Smith Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 4* 1* 4* 5* 1.25* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 8* 4* 4* 8* 1.00* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 82* 27* 49* 76* 0.93* 159* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 916* 209* 220* 429* 0.47* 353* 96* | 9 69 9 * 12 * 21 * 0.30 * 18 * -8 *
USHL 3 157* 49* 68* 117* 0.75* 226* 35* | 3 18 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.56 * 42 * 3 *
USHS-WI 2 40* 51* 50* 101* 2.53* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 29* 10* 20* 30* 1.03* 34* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 2 9* 3* 5* 8* 0.89* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Craig Smith Skill Rating

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Strength
15
Shooting Accuracy
15
Puckhandling
15
Passing
15
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Craig Smith Connections

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Washington Capitals Dallas Stars
02/23/2023
02/23/2023 Confirmed Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
10/10/2020
10/10/2020 Confirmed Nashville Predators Boston Bruins
07/20/2015
07/20/2015 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
10/02/2012
10/02/2012 Confirmed Nashville Predators KalPa
09/15/2012
09/15/2012 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
07/26/2011
07/26/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Wisconsin Nashville Predators

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Cult/Star player for Univ. of Wisconsin

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