Billy Dee Smith

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Billy Dee Smith
Born (1982-06-30) June 30, 1982 (age 42)
St. Catharines, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL draft3rd overall, 2002
Buffalo Bandits
NLL teams Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks
MLL teams Hamilton Nationals
MSL team Six Nations Chiefs
Pro career 20032019

Billy Dee Smith (born June 30, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a former professional lacrosse player played for the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was also a member of the gold medal winning Canadian lacrosse team at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Smith is an assistant coach for the Halifax Thunderbirds. [1]

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Smith was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2009 NLL season. [2] Injuries have limited his career.

In 2019, Smith was announced as part of Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League as a member of Chaos Lacrosse Club. [3]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2003Buffalo72132446------------
2004Buffalo1522440563011114
2005Buffalo163143760100014
2006Buffalo1151642453123825
2007Buffalo140884029200062
2008Buffalo1472957583404162
2009Buffalo1357124733201184
2010Buffalo164486748101162
2011Buffalo------------------------
2012Buffalo1511240541000320
2013Buffalo122132237------------
2014Buffalo130222429400076
2015Buffalo171453253100030
2016Buffalo150111549400026
2017Buffalo140002537------------
2018Rochester140002235400058
2019Rochester2000016------------
NLL Totals2083235675346852955107680

Awards

Preceded by NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Sandy Chapman

References

  1. "Halifax Announces Billy Dee Smith Joining Coaching Staff". Inside Lacrosse . 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  3. "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media" . Retrieved June 23, 2019.