2006-07: Assistant Team Captain ... played most of season on the right side of UAA’s top defensive pairing ... scored 11 points (5g, 6a) in 36 games, marking third time in four years he reached double figures in scoring ... second among Seawolf defensemen in points, ninth overall ... tied for 23rd among WCHA blueliners in scoring in all games and 22nd in league games (9 pts.) ... recorded two power-play goals (tied for fifth on UAA) ... notched two multiple-point outings ... registered second-career two-goal game Dec. 2 against Minnesota Duluth ... assisted on game-winning and Alaska Airlines Cup clinching goal in 4-1 victory over Alaska Fairbanks (Dec. 29) ... attempted 42 shots on goal ... tallied a career-best three-game point-scoring streak (Dec. 2-Dec. 9), posting 3-2?5 totals ... tied for 11th in career goals by a UAA defenseman (16), tied for 19th in career assists by a defenseman (31) and tied for 18th in career points (47) by a defenseman.
2005-06: Bounced back from injury to tie for the team lead in points with 15 ... first UAA defenseman in program history to pace team in points ... tied for third overall in goals (6) and second in assists (9) ... tied for team lead in power-play goals with three ... played 35 games paired on UAA’s top defensive line ... recorded career highs in both penalties (18) and penalty minutes (47) ... tied for first on team in power-play points with 3-5--8 totals ... seventh in shots on goal with 42 ... second in shots on goal percentage at .143 ... scored game-winning goal in UAA’s 2-1 win over rival Alaska Fairbanks Oct. 23 ... tied for 17th among WCHA blueliners in scoring in league games (11) ... stands 22nd all-time in career points by a Seawolf defenseman (36) and is 18th in goals (11) ... tied for team lead in multi-point games with three ... voted Team MVP and Most Inspirational ... earned WCHA All-Academic Team honors.
2004-05: Season ended prematurely due to a knee injury suffered Jan. 21 against Minnesota State ... played in 20 games prior to season-ending injury ... struggled offensively, going pointless a season after tallying 21 points ... attempted season-best six shots on goal Nov. 20 against Wisconsin ... when healthy, saw time on UAA’s top defensive pairing as well as the top power-play unit ... an All-WCHA Academic Team honoree.
2003-04: UAA’s top-scoring defenseman (5-16--21) ... skated in 38 games playing on team’s top defensive line ... tied for fifth on team in scoring ... No. 12 in WCHA scoring for both defensemen and freshmen ... No. 3 on team in assists (16) ... second-leading scorer among UAA freshmen ... saw a lot of time on team’s special team units, ranked in a tie for third for power-play points with 8 (1g, 7a) ... exploded for 3-points in second-career game Oct. 11 at UAF, including 2 goals ... tallied 2 assists Nov. 14 vs. Denver ... scored game-winning goal in 5-4 win over UAF Mar. 5 ... named to 2003 Nye Frontier Classic All-Tournament team ... voted Rookie of the Year by teammates.
BEFORE UAA: In 54 games for the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League scored 32 points (9g, 23a), including 3 power-play goals ... played for Sherwood Park for four years ... earned MVP honors for the 2003 AJHL All-Star game ... named Crusaders' Best Defenseman for 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons ... was named the Crusaders Unsung Hero at the conclusion of the 2001-02 season.
PERSONAL: Born April 18, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta ... son of Roy Smith ... enjoys fishing and camping ... shoots right ... justice major.
CAREER STATS
Overall GP G A PTS PEN-MIN PPG SHG GWG
2003-04 38 5 16 21 11-22 0 0 1
2004-05 20 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0
2005-06 35 6 9 15 18-47 3 0 1
2006-07 36 5 6 11 10-31 2 0 0
Totals 129 16 31 47 41-104 6 0 2
WCHA GP G A PTS PEN-MIN PPG SHG GWG
2003-04 26 2 12 14 9-18 0 0 0
2004-05 16 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0
2005-06 27 4 7 11 10-20 3 0 0
2006-07 27 4 5 9 9-29 2 0 0
Totals 96 10 24 34 30-71 5 0 0
CAREER BESTS
Goals (game): 2 2 times (last: 12/2/06 vs. Minnesota Duluth)
Assists (game): 2 2 times (last: 2/24/06 vs. Minnesota)
Points (game): 3 10/11/03 at Alaska Fairbanks (2-1--3)
