Bryan Smolinski

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Nickname	Smoke
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Vancouver Canucks Chicago Blackhawks Ottawa Senators Los Angeles Kings New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins
Nationality	United States
Born	December 27, 1971, Toledo, OH, USA
NHL Draft	21st overall, 1990 Boston Bruins
Pro Career	1992 – present

Bryan Smolinski (b. December 27, 1971 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American ice hockey centre currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL.

[edit] Playing career

Smolinksi grew up in suburban Northwest Ohio and played for Michigan State. He was drafted 21st overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.

After his rookie season in 1993-94, Smolinski was traded in the summer of 1995 alongside Glen Murray to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Kevin Stevens and Shawn McEachern. After the 1995-96 season Smolinski and the Penguins could not agree on a new contract. Smolinksi sat out the start of the next season and played for the Detroit Vipers of the IHL. In November, General Manager Mike Milbury of the New York Islanders traded defenceman Darius Kasparaitis and rookie Andreas Johansson for the rights to Smolinksi.

Smolinski played three seasons for the Islanders. In June 1999, Smolinski was part of an eight player trade that saw him, Zigmund Palffy, goaltender Marcel Cousineau, and 4th 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 defence prospect Tim Gleason in March 2003.

During the NHL strike for the 2004-2005 season, Smolinski was an assistant hockey coach at Cranbrook Kingswood before he briefly played for the Motor City Mechanics.

On July 9, 2006, Smolinksi was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-way deal with the Senators and San Jose Sharks. However, his tenure with Chicago did not last long, as he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on February 26, 2007 for a conditional second round draft pick.[1]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992-93	Boston Bruins	NHL		9	1	3	4	0		4	1	0	1	2
1993-94	Boston Bruins	NHL		83	31	20	51	82		13	5	4	9	4
1994-95	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	18	13	31	31		5	0	1	1	4
1995-96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		81	24	40	64	69		18	5	4	9	10
1996-97	New York Islanders	NHL		64	28	28	56	48		--	--	--	--	--
1997-98	New York Islanders	NHL		81	13	30	43	34		--	--	--	--	--
1998-99	New York Islanders	NHL		82	16	24	40	49		--	--	--	--	--
1999-00	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	20	36	56	48		4	0	0	0	2
2000-01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		78	27	32	59	40		13	1	5	6	14
2001-02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	13	25	38	56		7	2	0	2	2
2002-03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	18	20	38	18		--	--	--	--	--
2002-03	Ottawa Senators	NHL		10	3	5	8	2		18	2	7	9	6
2003-04	Ottawa Senators	NHL		80	19	27	46	49		7	1	1	2	4
2005-06	Ottawa Senators	NHL		81	17	31	48	46		4	1	1	2	0
NHL Totals				910	248	334	582	549		93	18	23	41	48