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Craig Smith
Craig Smith
Predators - Center
NUMBER: 15
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 202
SHOOTS: Right
BIRTHDATE: 09/05/1989
AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: Madison, WI, USA
DRAFTED: NSH: 2009-98 overall
USHL First All-Star Team (2009) WCHA All-Rookie Team (2010)
CAREER NOTES: Expected to play his sophomore season at the University of Wisconsin in 2010-11… Named to the 2010 WCHA All-Rookie team after finishing the season ninth in freshman scoring (8g-25a-33pts)… Helped the Badgers advance to the 2010 NCAA National Championship Game… Posted three points (1g-2a) in UW four NCAA Tournament games… Ranked fourth on the 2009-10 Badgers in assists (25) and fifth in points (33)… Also posted UW’s third-highest penalty minute total in 2009-10 (72)… Named Red Baron WCHA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 15, 2009 after posting five points (1g-4a) in three games… A 2009 USHL First-Team All-Star… Waterloo Black Hawks captain and team MVP for the 2008-09 season… Ranked second in the United States Hockey League in assists (48), tied for second in points (76), and tied for eighth in goals (28) in 2008-09… The only player in the league to post at least 70 points and 100 penalty minutes in 2008-09… Posted the USHL’s fourth-best plus/minus rating (+32) in 2008-09… Represented the East Division at the 2009 USHL Prospects/All-Star Game… Captained the U.S. Junior Select Team to the 2008 World Junior A Challenge championship… Named to the 2008 World Junior A Challenge All-Star Team… Ranked third on the Black Hawks in penalty minutes in both 2008-09 (108) and 2007-08 (90)… Posted 41 points (21g-20a) in 103 games with Waterloo from 2006-08.