Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Smirnov an tsara shi 12th gaba ɗaya a cikin 2000 NHL Entry Draft
da Ƙwararrun Ducks na Anaheim. Ya buga wasanni 52 don Mighty Ducks a cikin yanayi biyu tsakanin 2002 da 2004 kafin ya koma Rasha, yana wasa a can har sai ya yi ritaya a shekarar 2015.