Smirnov waxaa loo soo xulay kaalinta 12aad ee doorashada
2000 NHL Entry Draft oo ay sameeyeen Mighty Ducks ee Anaheim. Wuxuu u ciyaaray 52 ciyaarood Mighty Ducks laba xilli ciyaareed intii u dhaxeysay 2002 iyo 2004 ka hor inta uusan ku laaban Ruushka, halkaas oo uu ka ciyaaray ilaa uu ka fariistay 2015.