Career
He played mostly in his home country, with appearances in both the top and second-level Czechoslovakian hockey leagues. Šmíd also appeared in both the Finnish Master of Science-liiga - 18 games with HPK - and the Swedish Hockey League - one game with Luleå High Frequency - during the 2001-2002 season. Šmíd was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round (168th overall) of the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft, but opted to remain in the Czechoslovakian championship longer.
He retired at the early age of 26 following long struggles with injury, and has ever since started working on his father"s construction company.
