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Craig Smith

#15

age35

posC

shotr

h6'1"

w203lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,000,000$1.00M

Year 1 of 1

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 35

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick98

Year2009

Agent Kevin Magnuson

Birthdate Sep 5, 1989

Birthplace Madison, Wisconsin

Nationality USA

Stick Bauer Proto R

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $37,980,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP40

P16

PPG0.4

PIM28

EV TOI/GM 10.35

G60 0.00

P60 0.29

GF% 43.20

DFF% 44.70

REL DFF% 0.40

CF% 43.30

REL CF% -2.20

Regular Season

GP19

PPG0.11

PIM6

EV TOI/GM 10.43

G60 0.00

P60 0.61

GF% 41.20

DFF% 42.50

REL DFF% -10.60

CF% 46.70

REL CF% -1.30

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,000,000$1.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

Craig Smith is signed to a 1 year, $1,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings. His contract was signed on July 1, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Smith will be 35 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2024

Signing Agent Kevin Magnuson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.14%

Signing Status UFAage 35

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	UFAage 35
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$225,000$225K
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP40

P16

PPG0.4

PIM28

EV TOI/GM 10.35

G60 0.00

P60 0.29

GF% 43.20

DFF% 44.70

REL DFF% 0.40

CF% 43.30

REL CF% -2.20

Regular Season

GP19

PPG0.11

PIM6

EV TOI/GM 10.43

G60 0.00

P60 0.61

GF% 41.20

DFF% 42.50

REL DFF% -10.60

CF% 46.70

REL CF% -1.30

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	19	0	2	2	6	198	41.20	42.50	-10.60	46.70	-1.30		0.61
2024-25	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	40	9	7	16	28	414	43.20	44.70	0.40	43.30	-2.20		0.29
2023-24	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Dallas Stars	75	11	9	20	33	750	50.90	56.60	2.40	55.70	3.60	0.80	1.52	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	0
2022-23	$3,100,000 $3.10M	NHL	Washington Capitals	22	5	1	6	4	260	54.20	46.80	2.10	48.80	3.50	1.15	1.38
2022-23	$3,100,000 $3.10M	NHL	Boston Bruins	42	4	6	10	14	413	59.30	51.60	-3.50	50.30	-1.10	0.73	0.87
2021-22	$3,100,000 $3.10M	NHL	Boston Bruins	74	16	20	36	28	928	54.30	57.90	1.30	55.30	1.00	1.03	2.07	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$3,100,000 $3.10M	NHL	Boston Bruins	54	13	19	32	18	698	69.20	55.60	2.60	57.00	3.40	0.69	2.15	Playoffs	10	2	3	5	0
2019-20	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	69	18	13	31	34	753	67.20	56.60	8.40	55.00	5.40	1.12	1.83	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2018-19	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	76	21	17	38	20	924	59.72	50.67	0.23	52.83	0.98	1.10	1.95	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2017-18	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	79	25	26	51	24	981	64.20	56.76	8.90	58.08	7.49	0.92	2.14	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	0
2016-17	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	78	12	17	29	30	970	56.76	51.83	-0.60	54.25	3.60	0.62	1.61	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2015-16	$4,250,000 $4.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	21	16	37	40	1,030	55.56	56.49	4.46	56.75	5.52	1.11	1.86	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	0
2014-15	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	23	21	44	44	1,035	59.60	54.77	0.21	55.66	3.64	0.93	1.97	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0
2013-14	$2,000,000 $2.00M	WC	USA	8	3	5	8	10
2013-14	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	79	24	28	52	22	1,071	58.24	51.48	0.66	50.04	2.64	0.84	2.24
2012-13	$715,000 $715K	WC	USA	10	4	10	14	18
2012-13	$715,000 $715K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	4	1	4	5	0
2012-13	$715,000 $715K	Liiga	KalPa	8	4	4	8	20
2012-13	$715,000 $715K	NHL	Nashville Predators	44	4	8	12	20	512	38.71	53.12	5.33	44.06	-1.69	0.23	0.59
2011-12	$715,000 $715K	WC	USA	4	0	2	2	2
2011-12	$715,000 $715K	NHL	Nashville Predators	72	14	22	36	30	826	46.03	48.44	-0.58	47.28	1.21	0.58	1.67	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	WC	USA	7	3	3	6	4
2010-11	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Wisconsin	41	19	24	43	87
2009-10	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Wisconsin	41	8	25	33	72
2008-09	$0 $0K	WJAC-19	USA U19	5	3	5	8	2
2008-09	$0 $0K	USHL	Waterloo Black Hawks	54	28	48	76	108									Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	WJAC-19	USA U19	4	0	0	0	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	USHL	Waterloo Black Hawks	58	13	10	23	90									Playoffs	11	2	3	5	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	USHL	Waterloo Black Hawks	45	8	10	18	28									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2005-06	$0 $0K	USHS-WI	Madison La Follette/East High	20	35	26	61	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	USHS-WI	Madison La Follette/East High	20	16	24	40	0
Craig Smith Stats by Elite Prospects Craig Smith Advanced Stats by

Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Veleno, Joseph

Mrazek, Petr Smith, Craig

07/1

2024

Smith, Craig

1yr

$1,000,000AAV

07/1

2023

Smith, Craig

1yr

$1,000,000AAV

02/23

2023

Smith, Craig

+3 more...

Hathaway, Garnet

10/10

2020

Smith, Craig

3yrs

$3,100,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

Smith, Craig

Smith logged an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club.

Mar

Smith, Craig

Smith scored a goal and added four hits in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Mar

Smith, Craig

Smith logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

Feb

Smith, Craig

Smith logged an assist in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Feb

Smith, Craig

Smith tallied a goal on five shots in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

All Transactions

Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,000,000$1.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

expiry 2024 UFA age 34

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Kevin Magnuson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.20%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	UFAage 34
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$200,000$200K
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2020-2023 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$9,300,000$9.30M

cap hit$3,100,000$3.10M

expiry 2023 UFA age 33

Signed On Oct 10 2020

Signing Agent Kevin Magnuson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.80%

Signing Status UFAage 31

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$3,100,000$3.10M	$3,100,000$3.10M	$3,100,000$3.10M	UFAage 33
AAV	$3,100,000$3.10M	$3,100,000$3.10M	$3,100,000$3.10M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,300,000$4.30M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,300,000$4.30M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,300,000$4.30M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2015-2020 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$21,250,000$21.25M

cap hit$4,250,000$4.25M

expiry 2020 UFA age 30

Signed On Jul 20 2015

Signing Agent Kevin Magnuson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.95%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M
Base	$3,750,000$3.75M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,750,000$3.75M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Minors Salary	$3,750,000$3.75M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2013-2015 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

expiry 2015 RFA age 25

Signed On Sep 14 2012

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.11%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2011-2013 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,800,000$1.80M

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2013 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 26 2011

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.11%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013
Cap Hit	$715,000$715K	$715,000$715K	RFAage 23
AAV	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Base	$600,000$600K	$650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses	$210,000$210K	$160,000$160K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$690,000$690K	$740,000$740K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year