Player's Profile
- Name: Zach Smith
- Position: C
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 202 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-04-05
- Eligible for Draft: 2006
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Medicine Hat, Alberta
- Acquired: 3rd round (79th overall), 2008 by OTT
- Playing In: Pro
Zach Smith
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
Senators GM Bryan Murray was very high on Smith, taking the 20-year-old in the third round of the 2008 draft when he began to worry that another team might snatch him away. Murray’s faith in Smith has been justified thus far. Smith was essentially the final cut from Ottawa’s 2009 training camp, and started the year in Binghamton on a scoring tear. He’s cooled off considerably.
2008-09: Smith came in and started scoring at a torrid pace for the B-Sens as a rookie. He slowed down considerably during the latter half of the year, but still finished with 24 goals and 24 assists to go with his 132 PIM.
Talent Analysis
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Future
Smith earned a one-game call-up with Ottawa earlier in the year, and could challenge for a full-time spot in the NHL next season. His feistiness, and willingness to crash the net would be welcome in Ottawa. However, with Zubov and Regin ahead of him on the depth chart, Smith may have to play another year in the AHL before getting his chance.
His physical, crash the net style will give him an outside chance at cracking Ottawa’s roster in the fall of 2009.
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Profile Last Updated: August, 26th 2009
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