Position Center/Left Wing Playing career Weight 88 kg Siblings Givani Smith | Shoots Left Height 1.78 m Salary 670,000 USD (2016) | |
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NHL team (P)Cur. team Dallas StarsTexas Stars (AHL) NHL Draft 104th overall, 2012Dallas Stars Similar Lindy Ruff, Jamie Benn, Jim Nill, Marc Crawford, Ken Hitchcock Profiles | ||
Gemel Smith (born April 16, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League as a prospect for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Stars, 104th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Smith first played midget hockey with the Markham Majors before playing with the North York Rangers of the Greater Toronto Major Midget Hockey League before he was selected 120th overall in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Attack. In his first Major junior season in 2010–11 with the Attack he finished with 16 points in 66 games.
After completing his OHL career with the London Knights, he was signed by the Dallas Stars to a three-year, entry-level contract on May 31, 2014. He made his professional debut in the following 2014–15 season, after he was assigned by the Stars to AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars. In 68 games with in Texas, Smith contributed with 10 goals and 27 points in 68 games as a rookie.
In the 2016–17 season, with a rash of injuries suffered in Dallas, Smith received his first recall to the NHL on October 22, 2016. He made his NHL debut with the Stars that night, skating on the fourth-line in a 3-0 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his 7th game with the Stars, Smith stood-out in scoring his first 2 NHL goals in a 4-3 overtime defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks on November 6, 2016.