Ben Smith, who is 28, is a right winger, expected to add depth to the Colorado Avalanche forward core. Smith has appeared in 197 career NHL games with Chicago, San Jose and Toronto. He has twenty seven goals and twenty three assists in those 197 games.
Smith was raised in Avon, Connecticut, and he played four years for Boston College. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2008 entry draft in the sixth round. At that time he chose to not continue on with college.
He has also dressed in 27 career playoff contests (7goals and 2 assists).