Oilers lock up Smid for two more years
Posted June 30, 2011 10:15 am.
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The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with defenceman Ladislav Smid on a two-year deal.
Smid, 25, has spent the past five seasons with Edmonton after being acquired from Anaheim in 2006. Last year the 6’3″, 225-pound defenceman appeared in 78 games collecting 10 assists and 85 penalty minutes.
Smid, who is from Frydlant, Czech Republic, has 44 points (4G, 40A) and 276 penalty minutes in 331 career NHL games. He was originally drafted in the 1st round, 9th overall, in the 2004 NHL entry draft by Anaheim.