the Edmonton Oilers on March 3, 1999, during the 1998–99 season. When the Oilers' team captain Doug Weight was later traded to the St. Louis Blues, Smith's strong leadership tendencies resulted in his being handed the captaincy, where he would ultimately match Wayne Gretzky as the longest-serving captain in Oilers history at five seasons, wearing the "C" from 2001 to 2007, excluding the 2004–05 NHL lock-out in which the 2004–05 season was cancelled. Smith captained the Oilers to a largely unexpected run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, in which they faced the Carolina Hurricanes, another dark horse team. However, the Oilers lost in the Final game of a gruelling seven-game series. He contributed one goal and four assists during Edmonton's surprise playoff run. On July 1, 2007, Edmonton General Manager Kevin Lowe traded Smith, along with forward Joffrey Lupul, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Joni Pitkänen, Geoff Sanderson and Philadelphia's third-round draft pick in 2009. In his first and only season in Philadelphia, Smith captained a rebuilt Flyers squad to an Eastern Conference showdown against their inter-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite the fact that the Penguins won the series, the Flyers' turnaround from the worst team in the NHL to their status in 2007–08 was a testament to Smith's leadership abilities. In the 2008–09 season, Smith played his last year in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators before retiring from professional hockey on September 2, 2009. He later became an assistant coach for the Senators. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1993 Transactions February 25, 1997 – Traded by New Jersey, along with Steve Sullivan and the rights to Alyn McCauley, to Toronto in exchange for Dave Ellett, Doug Gilmour and a third-round draft pick; March 3, 1999 – Traded by Toronto to Edmonton in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft; July 1, 2007 – Traded by Edmonton, along with Joffrey Lupul, to Philadelphia in exchange for Joni Pitkänen, Geoff Sanderson and a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft; July 8, 2008 – Signed as an unrestricted free agent by Ottawa; September 2, 2009 – Retired from the NHL. See also List of NHL players with 1000 games played References External links 1973 births Living people Albany River Rats players Bellingham