Senators Sign 2008 Third-Round Draft Pick Smith

Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today that the club has signed centre Zack Smith to an entry-level contract.

Last year Smith led the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos in scoring with 69 points on 22 goals in 72 games, while adding 136 penalty minutes. He added five goals, five assists and 29 penalty minutes in 12 playoff games for the Broncos, who were eventually defeated by the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL’s Eastern Conference semi-final.

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Zack Smith
Center
Born Apr 5 1988 -- Medicine Hat, ALTA
Height 6.02 -- Weight 202 -- Shoots R


Selected by Ottawa Senators round 3 #79 overall 2008 NHL Entry Draft

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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2004-05 Swift Current Broncos WHL 14 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Swift Current Broncos WHL 64 2 5 7 78 3 0 0 0 9
2006-07 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 16 15 31 130 6 0 2 2 11
2007-08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 22 48 70 136 12 5 5 10 29
2007-08 Manitoba Moose AHL -- -- -- -- -- 6 0 1 1 0
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