Gemel Smith

Age 29 Apr 16, 1994

Toronto CAN

Center shoots left

5'11" 180 cm

196 lbs 89 kg

ELC Signing Age 20

Waivers Signing Age 20

UFA Year 2021

Agent Eustace King

Draft Year 2012
Drafted Overall 104
Draft Round 4
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

View historical contract(s)
Career Earnings: $6,205,000

Transaction History

Jul 22, 2023	Gemel Smith \| Smith signed a one-year contract with Dynamo Minsk of the KHL on Friday, Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now reports.
Feb 19, 2022	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the Detroit Red Wings off waivers Saturday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Feb 18, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was placed on waivers by Detroit on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Feb 2, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Gemel Smith \| Smith registered an assist and a fighting major in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Jan 28, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was recalled by the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Jan 22, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was assigned to AHL Grand Rapids Saturday.
Jan 19, 2022	Detroit Red Wings \| Gemel Smith \| The Red Wings claimed Smith off waivers from Tampa Bay on Wednesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Jan 18, 2022	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith (lower body) was waived Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Nov 23, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith (lower body) is progressing in his recovery and is expected to return around the middle of December, Bryan Burns of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.
Oct 8, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith (lower body) is considered out indefinitely, Bryan Burns of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.
Oct 7, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith (undisclosed) is expected to miss some time to begin the regular season, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Sep 29, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was held out of Wednesday's practice session due to an undisclosed injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Apr 10, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith is not listed on the roster report and won't play Saturday versus the Nashville Predators.
Apr 10, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith will be recalled from the taxi squad for Saturday's tilt with Nashville, Bryan Burns of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.
Mar 26, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was promoted from AHL Syracuse to Tampa Bay's taxi squad Friday.
Mar 8, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Monday.
Feb 26, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was demoted to the taxi squad Friday, according to CBS Sports.
Feb 25, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was added to the active roster and will play in Thursday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Bryan Burns of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.
Feb 15, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was promoted to the active roster and will be in the lineup for Monday's game against the Florida Panthers, CBS Sports reports.
Feb 14, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was sent down to the taxi squad Sunday, per CBS Sports.
Feb 13, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith delivered two assists in 9:23 in his season debut Saturday. The Lightning won 6-1 over the Florida Panthers.
Feb 13, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was activated from the taxi squad and will play in Saturday's game versus the Florida Panthers, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Jan 11, 2021	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith was placed on waivers Monday.
Oct 7, 2020	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Gemel Smith \| Smith penned a one-year, two-way contract with Tampa Bay on Wednesday.
Oct 7, 2020	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Signed LW Gemel Smith to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $700,000.
Jul 26, 2020	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Assigned LW Gemel Smith to Syracuse (AHL).
Jul 12, 2020	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Recalled RW Gemel Smith from Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 8, 2019	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Assigned LW Gemel Smith to Syracuse (AHL).
Dec 19, 2018	Boston Bruins \| Assigned C Gemel Smith to Providence (AHL).
Dec 18, 2018	Boston Bruins \| Waived C Gemel Smith.
Dec 6, 2018	Boston Bruins \| Acquired C Gemel Smith off waivers from the Dallas Stars.
Dec 5, 2018	Dallas Stars \| Waived C Gemel Smith.
Aug 3, 2018	Dallas Stars \| Signed C Gemel Smith to a one-year, $720,000 contract.
Jul 11, 2017	Dallas Stars \| Signed C Gemel Smith to a one-year, two-way contract.
Apr 9, 2017	Dallas Stars \| Assigned C Gemel Smith to Texas (AHL).
Mar 31, 2017	Dallas Stars \| Recalled C Gemel Smith from Texas (AHL).
Nov 18, 2016	Dallas Stars \| Assigned C Gemel Smith to Texas (AHL).
Oct 21, 2016	Dallas Stars \| Recalled C Gemel Smith from Texas (AHL).
Oct 9, 2016	Dallas Stars \| Assigned C Gemel Smith to Texas (AHL).

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Gemel Smith	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Gemel Smith Stats by Elite Prospects							Gemel Smith Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2009-2010	North York Rangers U16 AAA	GTHL U16	52	31	51	82	0
	2010-2011	Owen Sound Attack	M-Cup	4	0	0	0	4									Playoffs	21	1	2	3	0
	2010-2011	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	66	8	8	16	14									Playoffs	21	1	2	3	0
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	68	21	39	60	51									Playoffs	5	1	2	3	0
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Canada U18	WJC-18	7	2	3	5	2
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	0	0	2
	2012-2013	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	61	23	29	52	54									Playoffs	12	7	3	10	0
	2013-2014	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	40	26	22	48	37
	2013-2014	London Knights	OHL	29	11	16	27	10									Playoffs	9	3	9	12	0
	2013-2014	London Knights	M-Cup	3	0	0	0	10									Playoffs	9	3	9	12	0
	2014-2015	Texas Stars	AHL	68	10	17	27	38
	2015-2016	Texas Stars	AHL	65	13	13	26	24									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2015-2016	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL	4	1	3	4	2
	2016-2017	Texas Stars	AHL	53	12	21	33	44
	2016-2017	Dallas Stars	NHL	17	3	3	6	21	202	33.33	49.62	0.01	46.93	-1.66	0.30	0.89
	2017-2018	Dallas Stars	NHL	46	6	5	11	17	422	61.54	57.23	4.49	54.57	4.35	0.85	1.56
	2018-2019	Dallas Stars	NHL	14	2	1	3	0	111	44.44	46.83	-3.74	35.29	-9.99	1.08	1.62
	2018-2019	Boston Bruins	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	30	0.00	18.34	-32.40	38.00	-10.15	0.00	0.00
	2018-2019	Providence Bruins	AHL	47	16	24	40	32									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2019-2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	3	1	0	1	4	22	100.00	31.10	-10.00	31.70	-8.80	2.67	2.67
	2019-2020	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	50	22	18	40	50
	2020-2021	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	5	0	3	3	11	48	80.00	38.40	-18.40	43.60	-9.90		3.78
	2020-2021	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	3	3	3	6	7
	2021-2022	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	3	0	1	1	8
	2021-2022	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	3	0	1	1	5	20	25.00	22.50	-17.80	20.00	-25.40		2.98
	2021-2022	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	13	5	3	8	2									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
	2022-2023	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	35	13	24	37	89
	2022-2023	Henderson Silver Knights	AHL	19	5	11	16	56
	2023-2024	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	15	4	1	5	11
Gemel Smith Stats by Elite Prospects \| Gemel Smith Advanced Stats by

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 22, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Eustace King

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,500,000 0.92% of cap space

	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$750,000	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$750,000	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$750,000	$750,000
Minors Salary	$250,000	$250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
350K Guaranteed

Signing Team

Signing Date October 7, 2020
Signing Status RFA
Agent Eustace King

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$250,000
Clauses
UFA Year
350K Guaranteed

Signing Team

Signing Date July 7, 2019
Signing Status UFA no QO
Agent Jason Woolley

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$700,000	RFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Minors salary unconfirmed

Signing Team

Signing Date August 3, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Jason Woolley

Standard Contract | 1 Years $720,000 0.91% of cap space

	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$720,000	UFA no QO
AAV	$720,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$720,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$720,000
Minors Salary	$720,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 11, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Jason Woolley

Standard Contract | 1 Years $650,000 0.87% of cap space

	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$650,000	RFA
AAV	$650,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$650,000
Minors Salary	$75,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 5, 2014

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,100,000 0.93% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$645,000	$645,000	$645,000	RFA
AAV	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$80,000	$55,000	$30,000
Base Salary	$550,000	$575,000	$600,000
Signing Bonuses	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Total Salary	$620,000	$645,000	$670,000
Minors Salary	$60,000	$60,000	$60,000
Clauses
UFA Year