Jordan LaVallée Smotherman is an American professional ice hockey Winger.
Background
Smotherman was born in Corvallis, Oregon and moved to Binghamton, New York at the age of 2 before his family settled in Westborough, Massachusetts at the age of 10. Upon joining the Quebec Remparts, he went by the name Jordan LaVallée in order to connect with the Quebec fanbase, as his mother Maureen was French Canadian.
Career
He is currently playing for Rögle BK of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round, 116th overall, of the 2005 National Hockey League Entry Draft. His first National Hockey League goal was scored in his second game with the Thrashers in a 2-point effort against Craig Anderson of the Florida Panthers on April 1, 2008 in a 3-2 Thrashers loss.
After spending the majority of his three-year tenure within the Thrashers organization with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, at the start of the 2009-2010 season on October 8, 2009, the Thrashers traded Smotherman to the Columbus Blue Jackets in return for future considerations.
He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch for the entirety of the year posting 10 goals and 32 points in 78 games with the Crunch. Prior to the 2010-2011 season, Smotherman was invited to the Boston Bruins training camp but was released on September 22, 2010 and was reassigned and later signed to the Providence Bruins.
Smotherman joined GET-ligaen club EfB Esbjerg for the 2011-2012 season. Foreign the 2012-2013 season, Smotherman joined Tingsryd AIF in the Swedish second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.
While the team finished second to last in the series and was relegated to Swedish third-tier league Division 1, only one player in the entire league scored more than his 24 goals.
Foreign the 2013-2014 season he joined Karlskrona Hong Kong of the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 2015 he moved to Ängelholm to play with Rögle BK.