Dave Smith (ice hockey)

Dave Smith
Born	November 21, 1968 Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Binghamton Rangers ECHL Dayton Bombers IHL Fort Wayne Komets Detroit Vipers Los Angeles Ice Dogs Orlando Solar Bears San Antonio Dragons
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1992–1998

Dave Smith

Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Canisius
Playing career
1988–1992	Ohio State
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000	Miami (assistant)
2000–2002	Bowling Green (assistant)
2002–2005	Mercyhurst (assistant)
2005–present	Canisius
Head coaching record
Overall	150–211–52 (.426)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2013 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Champion

David Smith (born November 21, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the NCAA Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey team, a position he has held since the 2005–06 season.

Smith was a member of the 1992–93 Turner Cup champions, the Fort Wayne Komets.

Coaching career

In 1998, following a six-year professional minor league career, Smith joined the coaching staff of the Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey team as an assistant. He also served as an assistant coach with Bowling Green State University, and Mercyhurst University, before being hired on April 15, 2005 as the head coach at Canisius College.^[1]

College Head Coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Canisius Golden Griffins (Atlantic Hockey) (2005–06–present)
2005–06	Canisius	10–23–2	8–18–2	7th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2006–07	Canisius	9–23–3	9–16–3	8th	Atlantic Hockey Play-In
2007–08	Canisius	11–20–6	10–13–5	t-6th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2008–09	Canisius	15–16–6	12–12–4	5th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2009–10	Canisius	17–15–5	13–11–4	5th	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2010–11	Canisius	13–19–6	10–12–5	8th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
2011–12	Canisius	10–22–4	10–14–4	9th	Atlantic Hockey First Round
2012–13	Canisius	19–19–5	12–13–2	t-7th	NCAA East Regional Semifinals
2013–14	Canisius	16–20–3	11–13–3	t-7th	Atlantic Hockey Runner-Up
2014–15	Canisius	18–12–7	15–7–6	2nd	Atlantic Hockey Semifinals
2015–16	Canisius	12–22–5	10–13–5	t-6th	Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals
Canisius:		150–211–52	120–142–43
Total:		150–211–52
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20500&ATCLID=1464602

External links

• Dave Smith's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Dave Smith's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database