Dhane Smith
Dhane Smith | |
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— Lacrosse player — | |
Born |
Kitchener, Ontario | January 22, 1992
Position | Forward/Transition |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) |
WLA team F. Teams |
Victoria Shamrocks (2014-present) Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks |
NLL team | Buffalo Bandits |
Nationality | Canadian |
NLL Draft |
5th overall, 2012 Buffalo Bandits |
Pro career | 2013–present |
Shoots | Right |
Dhane Smith (born January 22, 1992) is a professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association. Smith began his career in 2009 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League, where he won the Green Gael Trophy as the league's MVP in 2012. Smith eventually moved up to the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks of Major Series Lacrosse, and was transferred to the Shamrocks during the 2014 season.[1]
Smith was drafted fifth overall by the Bandits in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. He began his NLL career as a transition player, but eventually switched to forward. He ranked third on the Bandits in scoring in both 2013 and 2014. In 2016, he set a Bandits record for most goals in a season and set the NLL Single Season record for most points in a season.[2] Smith is sponsored by East Coast Dyes.