Derrick Smith (ice hockey)

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Derrick Smith
Born (1965-01-22) January 22, 1965 (age 59)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for
NHL draft 44th overall, 1983
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 19841999

Derrick Smith (born January 22, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team. [1]

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Career

Smith was born and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. He played junior hockey for Scarborough's Wexford Raiders, then joined the Peterborough Petes of the major junior Ontario Hockey League.

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. He debuted as a professional with Philadelphia in 1984. He played seven seasons with Philadelphia before joining the Minnesota North Stars as a free agent in 1991. He would play 34 games in the NHL for the Stars organization, finishing his career in the minors in 1999.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 4535478240
1982–83 Peterborough Petes OHL 7016193547
1983–84 Peterborough PetesOHL703036663184487
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77172239311925716
1985–86 Philadelphia FlyersNHL69661257400010
1986–87 Philadelphia FlyersNHL711121323426641026
1987–88 Philadelphia FlyersNHL761682410470006
1988–89 Philadelphia FlyersNHL74161430431952712
1989–90 Philadelphia FlyersNHL5536932
1990–91 Philadelphia FlyersNHL7211102137
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL332463371019
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 61564
1992–93 Minnesota North StarsNHL90112
1992–93 Kalamazoo WingsIHL5222133543
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL10000
1993–94 Kalamazoo WingsIHL7744378190500018
1994–95 Kalamazoo WingsIHL683021511031638118
1995–96 Michigan K-WingsIHL69152641791043716
1996–97 Michigan K-WingsIHL688212955410116
1997–98 Michigan K-WingsIHL641526413941122
1998–99 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 63710960000
NHL totals53782921743738214112579

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.