Guy Smith (ice hockey, born 1950)

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Guy Smith
Born (1950-01-02) January 2, 1950 (age 74)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New England Whalers (WHA)
WHA draft WHA Player selection, 1972
New England Whalers
Playing career 19721977

Guy Smith (born January 2, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Early life

Smith was born in Ottawa. He played minor ice hockey in Brantford, Ontario, and participated in the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Six Nations of the Grand River youth team. [1]

Career

Smith attended the University of New Hampshire, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey as a standout player with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team. During the 1972–73 and 1973–74 WHA seasons, Smith played 38 regular season and 11 playoff games with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association. [2]

The Guy Smith Award is presented annually to the team's best offensive player. [3]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1971–72 [4]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1972

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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 March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. Hartford/New England Whalers All-Time Roster
  3. "UNHWildcats.com - University of New Hampshire Official Athletics Website - Micflikier, Winnik named MVP at Wildcat hockey banquet". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  4. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.