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USA Connor Smith
#9 Barys Astana / KHL - 24/25
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 01, 1994
Position
LW
Age
30
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Des Moines, IA, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Agency
PREMIUM

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Connor Smith Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Academy of Holy Angels USHS-MN 25* 17* 20* 37* 18* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 10 0
2011-12 Austin Bruins NAHL 53* 13* 14* 27* 20* 13* |
2012-13 Austin Bruins NAHL 60* 30* 29* 59* 22* 21* | Playoffs 8 4 1 5 4 2
2013-14 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 13* 4* 1* 5* 6* 3* |
Chicago Steel USHL 46* 23* 17* 40* 10* -1* |
2014-15 UMass-Lowell NCAA 39* 16* 19* 35* 28* 12* |
2015-16 UMass-Lowell NCAA 40* 17* 22* 39* 50* 15* |
2016-17 UMass-Lowell NCAA 41* 23* 28* 51* 46* 22* |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2017-18 Rochester Americans AHL 57* 17* 27* 44* 16* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 -4
2018-19 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 62* 28* 30* 58* 26* 26* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -2
2019-20 Rochester Americans AHL 50* 12* 15* 27* 18* -9* |
2020-21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 15* 4* 9* 13* 6* -4* |
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 60* 24* 34* 58* 18* 0* | Playoffs 16 3 6 9 4 6
2022-23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 21* 4* 2* 6* 6* -12* |
2023-24 JYP Liiga 33* 8* 12* 20* 10* -2* |
2024-25 Barys Astana KHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 0* -7* |
Projected KHL 34* 0* 0* 0* 0* -26* |

Connor Smith Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 265* 89* 117* 206* 0.78* 90* 5* | 3 22 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.59 * 4 * 0 *
KHL 1 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 1 33* 8* 12* 20* 0.61* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 113* 43* 43* 86* 0.76* 42* 34* | 1 8 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.63 * 4 * 2 *
NCAA 3 120* 56* 69* 125* 1.04* 124* 49* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 15* 2* 1* 3* 0.20* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 59* 27* 18* 45* 0.76* 16* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 1 25* 17* 20* 37* 1.48* 18* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * 0 *

Connor Smith Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/28/2024
06/28/2024 Confirmed JYP Barys Astana
12/11/2023
12/11/2023 Extension JYP JYP
11/20/2023
11/20/2023 Confirmed No team JYP
08/02/2022
08/02/2022 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes
07/02/2019
07/02/2019 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
07/16/2018
07/16/2018 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
03/30/2017
03/30/2017 Confirmed UMass-Lowell Buffalo Sabres
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 2 #17 overall by Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL Entry Draft