 Smith, on the right, celebrating the 2023 NLL championship with teammates Steve Priolo (left) and Nick Weiss (center) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 22, 1992 Kitchener, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward/Transition (Box), Midfield (Field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 5th overall, 2012 Buffalo Bandits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL team | Buffalo Bandits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Rochester Rattlers Chesapeake Bayhawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLL team | Chaos LC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLA teams | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks Victoria Shamrocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2013– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dhane Smith (born January 22, 1992) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and Chaos Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League. He also plays for the Canadian men's indoor lacrosse team and the Canada men's lacrosse team.
In the NLL, he has won the MVP award twice and has won 2 consecutive championships with the Bandits in 2023 and 2024, (championship game MVP in 23) and in 2024 set the NLL single-season assists record (101) and all-time playoffs assists record. In the PLL, he won a championship with the Chaos in 2021, and was named an All-Star in 2021 and 2023. He also won a gold medal at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships for Canada.
He is known for his offensive effectiveness and astute passing skills, and holds the current NLL single-season points record, while also simultaneously holding both the current single-season goals record and the current NLL single-season assists record.[1][2]
- ^ All-Time Stat Leaders - NLL %. (2021, September 24). NLL. https://www.nll.com/stats/all-time-stat-leaders/
- ^ Tutka, P. (2022, April 11). Smith new single season assists record holder after hopping Matthews — The Lax Mag. The Lax Mag. https://www.thelaxmag.com/home/smith-new-single-season-assists-record-holder-after-hopping-matthews