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Rochester Americans‘ 7th year left Dalton Smith(37) re-signs to skate another year in upper state New York despite posting a career low one goal and one assist in 45 AHL games last season.

Not that he’s ever been the biggest scorer, goal-getter, although he did have 11 tallies in 2014/2015 when he was with Syracuse Crunch.

The fairly big forward has taken his penalty minutes up dramatically and was involved in 8 fights in 2017/2018.

At 26-years old, he seems to be defining a new role on a team he was first with on a training camp tryout.

It seems like this may be his last go round in the minors and he will probably split overseas as he moves on.

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Dalton Smith (33)

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Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 2nd round pick in the 2010 draft (#34 overall) left wing Dalton Smith(33) is the type of player that is at this point mostly flying under the radar but continually gives 110% of himself with every shift.

It’s this tenacity that is bound to get him noticed.

In 25 AHL games, the 6’2″ 206 lbs. built like a power forward rookie has 3 goals and 2 assists, which isn’t a lot but his game is more suited at this point as a pk specialist, 4th line energy skater.

Even in juniors he didn’t always show up on the scoresheet.

The 20-year old signed a three-year entry level deal that will give him plenty of room to develop.

When he gets his first call-up, he definitely could stay, because he’s got pro hockey written all over him.