Dalton Smith agrees to a 1-year AHL contract with Rochester.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Americans General Manager Randy Sexton announced on Tuesday that the team re-signed forward Dalton Smith to a 1-year American Hockey League contract.
Smith, 26, returns for his second season in Rochester after tallying one goal and one assist, in addition to a team-high 102 penalty minutes, in 45 games with the Amerks last season.
In his AHL career, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward has notched 42 points (23+19) and 508 penalty minutes in 271 games with Rochester, Lehigh Valley, Providence, Syracuse, and Springfield while also appearing in 3 playoff contests.
Before joining the Amerks, Smith spent the 2016-17 campaign with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, recording 23 points (10+13) in 60 regular-season contests.
The Oshawa, ONT., native origwas inally a second-round selection (34th overall) by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.