From 1995 to 1999, he played at the
University of Minnesota. In 1997, during his collegiate career, he was
drafted by the
Phoenix Coyotes in the ninth round with the 233rd overall pick. He has also played on the
Nashville Predators,
New York Islanders,
Minnesota Wild and the
Colorado Avalanche. On July 3, 2008, Smith was signed as a free agent by the
Tampa Bay Lightning for the
2008–09 season. After playing 18 games with affiliate, the
Norfolk Admirals, Smith was traded by the Lightning back to the team that drafted him the
Phoenix Coyotes on November 25, 2008. Smith was then reassigned to the Coyotes' affiliate, the
San Antonio Rampage, of the AHL. On July 31, 2009, Smith was signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Assigned to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Wyatt remained with the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as captain for the duration of the
2009–10 season and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points in 76 contests. On September 2, 2010, Smith signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the
Boston Bruins for the
2010–11 season. Signed to fulfill a veteran presence with the Bruins AHL affiliate in
Providence, Smith struggled to produce offensively scoring 2 goals in 30 games. After clearing waivers on December 31, 2010, Smith was released from his contract and signed in Europe for the remainder of the season with
German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. ==Career statistics==