Sabres Sign Dalton Smith to One-Year Contract
Published on December 30, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
Rochester Americans forward Dalton Smith
(Rochester Americans)
(Rochester, NY) - The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has signed forward Dalton Smith to a one-year, two-way contract for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
Smith, 27, has played each of past three seasons with the Rochester Americans on an American Hockey League contract, recording 14 points (4+10) and 240 penalty minutes in 114 games, including four points in 21 appearances with the Amerks this season.
In his AHL career, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward has totaled 5 4 points (2 6 +2 8 ) in 3 40 career contests between Rochester, Providence, Lehigh Valley, Syracuse and Springfield while also racking up 6 46 penalty minutes.
Before joining the Amerks in 2017, Smith spent the 2016-17 campaign with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, recording 23 points (10+13) in 60 regular-season contests while serving as an alternate captain.
Prior to turning pro, the Oshawa, Ontario, native played four seasons with the Ottawa 67's (OHL), where he produced 105 points (50+55) in 196 career games. In his final season with Ottawa, Smith helped the club claim the Leyden Trophy as East Division Champions for the third consecutive year.
Smith was originally a second-round selection (34th overall) of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2010 NHL Draft.
Individual game tickets for the 2019-20 season start at just $16. Amerks 2019-20 Season Ticket Memberships, which start as low as just $14 per game, are on-sale now. For more information, visit www.amerks.com or call 1-855-GO-AMERKS.
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