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Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse Crunch

2011-12 Syracuse Crunch Roster

4 Matt Smaby

  • Position Defense
  • Hometown Minneapolis, MN
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 240

Biography

2011-12: Scored goal in Crunch debut on Jan. 7 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
2010-11: Appeared in his fourth NHL season with Tampa Bay in, going scoreless with a +2 rating and 17 PIM in 32 games…registered a season-high 14:45 TOI in a 6-2 victory, Apr. 9 at CAR…earned a season-best +2 rating in two contests: Apr. 9 at CAR and Dec. 30 vs. MTL…was a plus-or-even in 28 of his 32 games with the Lightning…played his 100th career NHL game, Dec. 11 at VAN…2009-10: Appeared in his third NHL season with Tampa Bay, earning 0-2=2 points with 27 PIM in 33 games…ranked sixth on the team with 41 blocked shots and eighth with 69 hits…missed 12 games due to injury…also played seven games with Norfolk (AHL), recording 0-2=2 points with nine PIM…2008-09: Appeared in his second NHL campaign with Tampa Bay, collecting 0-4=4 points with 50 PIM in 43 games…established NHL career highs in points, assists, games played and PIM…also set a career high in TOI (19:05) while playing the final portion of the season with a broken bone in his foot …finished fourth among NHL rookie defensemen with 20-or-more games played in average TOI…ranked fourth on Tampa Bay and first among team defensemen in hits (122)…also ranked fourth overall on the Lightning in blocked shots (68)…logged a career-high 26:00 TOI, Apr. 3 at NJ…recorded his first NHL point with an assist, Dec. 27 vs. FLA…played 25 games with Norfolk, netting 2-4=6 points with 30 PIM…2007-08: Made his NHL debut with Tampa Bay …went scoreless with 12 PIM in 14 games…debuted with the Lightning on Oct. 4 vs. NJ, recording 6:15 TOI…played the majority of the season with Norfolk, registering 1-5=6 points with 66 PIM in 58 games…2006-07: Made his professional debut with Springfield (AHL)…tallied 2-14=16 points with 43 PIM in 66 games…scored his first professional goal on his first shot, Oct. 7 at Hartford…2003-06: played three seasons with the University of North Dakota (WCHA), earning 6-23=29 points with 280 PIM in 127 career games…captained the Fighting Sioux to the NCAA Frozen Four in consecutive seasons in 2005 and 2006.

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