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USA Bryan Smolinski
Flint Generals / IHL - 09/10
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 27, 1971
Position
C
Age
53
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Toledo, OH, USA
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 1 #21 overall by Boston Bruins

Son: Max Smolinski

Smolinski was selected 21st overall in 1990 after scoring 27 points with Michigan State University. He played his first full season with the Bruins in 1994 and set a career-high with 31 goals. He reached the 40-point mark 11 times, including a career-high of 64 points in 1996. Smolinski won World Cup gold in 1997 and played his last NHL season in 2008. He retired with 274 goals and 377 assists.

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Bryan Smolinski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Detroit Little Caesars MNHL 80* 43* 77* 120* -* -* |
1988-89 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 46* 32* 62* 94* 132* -* |
1989-90 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 39* 10* 17* 27* 45* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 8* -* |
1990-91 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 35* 9* 12* 21* 24* -* |
1991-92 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 44* 30* 35* 65* 59* -* |
1992-93 Michigan State Univ. “C” NCAA 40* 31* 37* 68* 91* -* |
Boston Bruins NHL 9* 1* 3* 4* 0* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -1
1993-94 Boston Bruins NHL 83* 31* 20* 51* 82* 4* | Playoffs 13 5 4 9 4 -1
1994-95 Boston Bruins NHL 44* 18* 13* 31* 31* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -2
1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 24* 40* 64* 69* 6* | Playoffs 18 5 4 9 10 -4
1996-97 Detroit Vipers IHL 6* 5* 7* 12* 10* 9* |
New York Islanders NHL 64* 28* 28* 56* 25* 9* |
USA WCup 6* 0* 5* 5* 0* 7* |
1997-98 New York Islanders NHL 81* 13* 30* 43* 34* -16* |
USA WC 6* 3* 1* 4* 10* -5* |
1998-99 New York Islanders NHL 82* 16* 24* 40* 49* -7* |
USA WC 6* 3* 3* 6* 8* 3* |
1999-00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79* 20* 36* 56* 48* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78* 27* 32* 59* 40* 10* | Playoffs 13 1 5 6 14 -1
2001-02 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 80* 13* 25* 38* 56* 7* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 2 -1
2002-03 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 58* 18* 20* 38* 18* -1* |
Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 10* 3* 5* 8* 2* 1* | Playoffs 18 2 7 9 6 4
2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 80* 19* 27* 46* 49* 22* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -2
2004-05 Motor City Mechanics UHL 21* 9* 23* 32* 18* 20* |
USA WCup 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2005-06 Ottawa Senators NHL 81* 17* 31* 48* 46* 8* | Playoffs 10 3 3 6 2 3
2006-07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 62* 14* 23* 37* 29* 10* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 19* 4* 3* 7* 8* -3* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 8 2
2007-08 Montréal Canadiens NHL 64* 8* 17* 25* 20* -6* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 2 1
2008-09 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 21* 9* 21* 30* 18* 7* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 9 0
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 6 4
2009-10 Flint Generals IHL 48* 24* 25* 49* 42* 3* | Playoffs 12 3 12 15 4 3

Bryan Smolinski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Team USA Sauna Cup 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |

Bryan Smolinski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 7 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.57 * 6 * 4 *
IHL 1 6* 5* 7* 12* 2.00* 10* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHL 1 80* 43* 77* 120* 1.50* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MWJHL 1 46* 32* 62* 94* 2.04* 132* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 158* 80* 101* 181* 1.15* 219* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 055* 274* 377* 651* 0.62* 606* 46* | 12 123 23 * 29 * 52 * 0.42 * 60 * -3 *
Sauna Cup 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
UHL (IHL) 3 90* 42* 69* 111* 1.23* 78* 30* | 2 18 6 * 15 * 21 * 1.17 * 13 * 3 *
WC 2 12* 6* 4* 10* 0.83* 18* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 2 9* 1* 5* 6* 0.67* 0* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bryan Smolinski Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Flint Generals

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Michigan State Univ.

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Career transactions
- 2009-11-03 • Signed by the Flint Generals
- 2009-04-30 • Signed to a professional tryout contract by the Milwaukee Admirals
- 2009-02-25 • Signed by the Port Hurton Icehawks
- 2007-07-02 • Signed by the Montreal Canadiens
- 2007-02-26 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2007 2nd round pick (Akim Aliu)
- 2006-07-09 • Traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way deal
- 2003-03-11 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for Tim Gleason & future considerations
- 1999-06-19 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings with Zigmund Palffy, Marcel Cousineau & a 1999 4th round pick (Daniel Johansson) for Olli Jokinen, Josh Green, Mathieu Biron & a 1999 1st round pick (Taylor Pyatt)
- 1996-11-17 • Traded to the New York Islanders for Darius Kasparaitis & Andreas Johansson
- 1995-08-02 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Glen Murray & a 1996 3rd round pick (Boyd Kane) for Shawn McEachern & Kevin Stevens
- 1990-06-16 • Drafted by the Boston Bruins