Red Wings sign forward Givani Smith to 2-year contract

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Givani Smith to a new two-year contract.

The left wing was Detroit’s only remaining restricted free agent in need of a contract before the start of the 2021-22 season.

Smith, 23, was selected 46th overall (second round) by the Red Wings in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He has 7 points in 37 career NHL games.

Detroit protected him in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft in July.

At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Smith adds size to Detroit’s young forward group.

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