Derrick Smith | |||
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Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | January 22, 1965||
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 | 1984–1999 |
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]
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.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1981–82 | Wexford Raiders | OPJHL | 45 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 70 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 70 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | ||
1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | ||
1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 72 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 52 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 77 | 44 | 37 | 81 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 68 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 103 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 69 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 68 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 64 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 537 | 82 | 92 | 174 | 373 | 82 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 79 |
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