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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Brendan Smith
Penguins (PIT)
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Brendan Smith
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Brendan Smith

#77
D Two-Way Defenseman Non-Reasonable Penguins
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK69
FG83
DI83
SK36
ST83
EN79
DU55
PH37
FO30
PA48
SC45
DF73
PS51
EX89
LD77
MO55
OV55

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: February 08, 1989
Age: 37 yrs
Height / Weight: 188 cm • 91 kg
Draft Pedigree: Undrafted
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $900,000
Cap Percentage: 0.98%
Remaining Cap Hit: $826,154
Expiry Status: UFA 2027
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP7
AHL G2
AHL A3
AHL PTS5
+/-0
PIM2
TOI/G25:03
PPG2
GWG1
S%18.2%
HITS10
72G Pace51P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (1)
Stanley Cup STL '20

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 46th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 54th Pct
Solid Starter
Playmaking & Vision 58th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 65th Pct
Solid Starter
Physical & Grit 83th Pct
Above Average
Character & IQ 95th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Hot Streak / Regression Warning
Season S%: 18.2% (2G / 11S) Career: 13.8%

Shooting +4.4% above baseline. Production expected to normalize.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (40%) • 3A (60%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 2 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.71
Points / GP
0.29
Goals / GP
0.43
Assists / GP
AHL Season Ice Time 25:03 TOI/G
5v5: 19:37 (78%)
PP: 02:49 (11%)
PK: 02:37 (11%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP895
G25
A107
PTS132
+/--140
P/G0.15
PIM520
TOI/G14:59
PPG4
BKS955
S%4%
FO%30.8%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 5 2021-22
Assists 19 2022-23
Points 22 2022-23
+/- +22 2014-15
Hits 167 2019-20
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 13:27
PP: 00:27
PK: 01:06

17 pts

Career Stars (2-2-7)

1 GWG

Career GWG Total

4-2-8

Career Fights

1214

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2013-14 DET 82 0 5 5 -24 69 0 0 0 53 0.0% 44 73 0.0% 15:14 0.06
2014-15 DET 74 3 11 14 22 46 0 0 0 56 5.4% 92 84 0.0% 15:55 0.19
2015-16 DET 61 1 14 15 14 8 0 0 0 47 2.1% 59 66 0.0% 15:07 0.25
2016-17 DET 82 3 10 13 -20 34 0 0 0 49 6.1% 104 67 0.0% 14:59 0.16
2017-18 WSH 75 2 5 7 6 26 0 0 0 62 3.2% 93 72 0.0% 15:13 0.09
2018-19 PIT 76 2 8 10 -66 38 0 0 1 95 2.1% 117 112 0.0% 18:26 0.13
2019-20 STL 80 1 12 13 -36 40 1 0 0 115 0.9% 167 121 100.0% 19:18 0.16
2020-21 STL 74 1 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 12 8.3% 40 6 28.9% 04:12 0.01
2021-22 STL 76 5 7 12 -10 66 0 0 0 37 13.5% 137 80 0.0% 14:09 0.16
2022-23 NJD 79 3 19 22 -18 41 3 0 0 37 8.1% 167 90 0.0% 15:39 0.28
2023-24 NJD 64 3 8 11 -22 48 0 0 0 30 10.0% 100 92 0.0% 15:59 0.17
2024-25 NJD 63 1 7 8 9 75 0 0 0 32 3.1% 74 85 0.0% 15:23 0.13
2025-26 PIT 9 0 1 1 2 14 0 0 0 0 0.0% 20 7 0.0% 13:58 0.11
NHL CAREER TOTAL 895 25 107 132 -140 520 4 1 625 4% 1214 955 30.8% 14:59 0.15

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2014 Playoffs DET 4 0 0 0 -5 6 0 0 0 3 0.0% 6 3 0.0% 14:14 0.00
2015 Playoffs DET 5 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 8 0.0% 4 6 0.0% 15:52 0.20
2017 Playoffs WSH 12 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 12 0.0% 11 9 0.0% 12:23 0.00
2020 Playoffs STL 18 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 3 0.0% 15 3 25.0% 06:09 0.06
2021 Playoffs STL 14 1 3 4 8 8 0 0 0 4 25.0% 32 9 0.0% 17:19 0.29

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2011-12 DET 82 4 19 23 29 88 1 0 1 34 11.8% 130 58 0.0% 15:44 0.28
2012-13 DET 34 9 22 31 -27 29 2 0 2 51 17.6% 43 50 0.0% 21:12 0.91
2025-26 PIT 71 11 17 28 5 43 5 0 6 93 11.8% 161 97 0.0% 22:49 0.39
2026-27 PIT 7 2 3 5 0 2 2 0 1 11 18.2% 10 10 0.0% 25:03 0.71

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Jordan Oesterle NSH • 34 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 67
SK 37
PH 37
PA 49
SC 45
DF 70
Joel Hanley NYI • 35 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$3,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 25, 2026
CK 70
SK 36
PH 35
PA 49
SC 47
DF 76
Jacob MacDonald EDM • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 73
SK 35
PH 36
PA 49
SC 45
DF 71
Travis Hamonic PHI • 36 yrs • 2 PTS (8 GP)
$3,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 06, 2026
CK 73
SK 36
PH 37
PA 46
SC 45
DF 77
Zach Bogosian VAN • 36 yrs • 1 PTS (8 GP)
$3,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 26, 2026
CK 73
SK 37
PH 37
PA 48
SC 48
DF 75
Colin Miller MTL • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026
CK 75
SK 36
PH 37
PA 47
SC 44
DF 71
Mike Reilly DET • 33 yrs • 1 PTS (6 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 65
SK 38
PH 37
PA 50
SC 47
DF 74
Erik Gustafsson LAK • 34 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 18, 2025
CK 66
SK 37
PH 36
PA 53
SC 45
DF 71
Total Remaining Contract
--
1 yr(s) remaining • $900,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
08.10.2025 22:08
Brendan Smith signed with Penguins for $900,000 for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 20.06.2025 22:35
Flames receives:
Brendan Smith, 6th NJD 2025
Devils receives:
Future considerations
Contract Signing
08.07.2024 21:47
Brendan Smith signed with Devils for $2,100,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing UFA Market
22.09.2022 21:29
Brendan Smith signed with Devils for 700 000 Kč for 2 year(s).
Official League Trade 21.02.2020 20:53
Blues receives:
Brendan Smith
Canucks receives:
4th STL 2021
Contract Signing
04.10.2019 19:52
Brendan Smith signed with Canucks for 1 300 000 Kč for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 11.09.2018 22:51
Penguins receives:
Carl Dahlstrom, Brendan Smith, Pontus Aberg
Capitals receives:
Boone Jenner, 6th CHI 2020
Official League Trade 02.06.2017 20:09
Capitals receives:
Brendan Smith, 5th DET 2017
Red Wings receives:
Alexander Edler