Jason Smith, 50, is in his fourth season as assistant coach with the Phantoms where he largely
works with the team’s defenseman and penalty kill.
A veteran of over 1,000 NHL games with the New Jersey Devils, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton
Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Ottawa Senators, Smith scored 41 goals and 128 assists for 169
career points while accumulating 1,099 penalty minutes.
Smith served as captain of the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons and with the Philadelphia Flyers for
one year in 2007-08. He helped guide the Oilers in their surprising run to the 2006 Stanley Cup
Finals. Two seasons later, he sparked a rejuvenated Flyers team to a record of 42-29-11 and an
appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Calgary, Alberta native was an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators for two seasons from
2014-16 and then was head coach of the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL for three years followed by
his most recent stint as an associate coach with the Prince George Cougars of the WHL for the past
two years.
