Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1982)
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Smith with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2011–12 NHL season
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March 22, 1982 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 161st overall, 2001 Dallas Stars |
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
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2015 Czech Republic | |
Mike Smith (born March 22, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is the 11th goaltender in NHL history to score a goal, which he did in the 2013–14 season against the Detroit Red Wings in Phoenix. He was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Smith began his hockey career in 1999 playing for his hometown Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). That season, he played 15 games while backing up future NHL player Andrew Raycroft (who has now retired after a spell playing with Swedish team IF Björklöven).
After the start of the 2000–01 season, Smith moved to the Sudbury Wolves, where he played 43 games, registering a 2.52 goals against average (GAA) and 0.913 save percentage in the regular season. The Wolves made it to the second round of the playoffs that year with Smith in net.
In the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Mike Smith was drafted by the Dallas Stars with the first pick in the fifth round, and continued to play in Sudbury, again taking the Wolves into the post-season. Their playoff run ended in four games, however, as the Barrie Colts won the series 4–0.
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