Chesterfield Canada renews sponsorship of junior hockey player

Chesterfield Canada Inc. has renewed its sponsorship of Dalton Smith, a hockey player with the Ottawa 67’s.
Smith will continue into the 2011-12 season, following his signing by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 19-year-old has signed a three-year entry-level contract. He was the Blue Jackets’ second draft pick (34th overall) in 2010.
Smith will have the chance to make the Blue Jackets’ NHL roster, or he will play with the 67’s during the coming season.
His father, Derrick Smith, played 10 seasons in the NHL and went to a pair of Stanley Cup Finals with the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1980s. As well, his uncle, Keith Primeau, played 15 seasons with the Red Wings, Whalers, Hurricanes and Flyers. Another uncle, Wayne Smith, is a Toronto Maple Leafs forward.
“Chesterfield Canada is proud to have sponsored this young player from Oshawa during his 2010 season and we wish him the very best of luck in his hockey career with the Columbus Blue Jackets,” said Steve Kilrea, managing director at Chesterfield Canada Inc. “What attracted us to Dalton, and it seems the Blue Jackets, is his offensive punch and his physical and aggressive nature.”