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addresses the media the day after breaking his hand in the game vs. Minnesota on March 29, 2009. Related Items: Audio: Smid talks about his broken hand General Manager Steve Tambellini announced today the Edmonton Oilers have placed defenceman Ladislav Smid from the Springfield Falcons.Smid suffered a fractured left hand in the second period of Edmonton-s 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at R football club exall Place on Sunday, March 29th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-0-, 196 pound native of Thunder Bay, Ontario made his professional debut with Springfield this season after signing a three-year NHL entry level contract with the Oilers on July 3, 2008.The 21-year-old blueliner has scored 5-16-21 with 22 penalty minutes in 68 games with Springfield this season to lead Falcons defencemen football club in scoring and rank seventh on the team. A major part of the Falcons- powerplay, he has scored 3-10-13 with the man advantage to rank third in powerplay scoring.A two-time Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) all-star, Chorney played three seasons of college hockey with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, scoring 14-59-73 with 126 penalty minutes in 126 games between 2005-06 an football club d 2007-08.The Edmonton Oilers 30th football club
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