Jim Smith (ice hockey, born 1964)

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Jim Smith
Born (1964-01-18) January 18, 1964 (age 60)
Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for Denver
Adirondack Red Wings
Playing career 19821988

James Smith is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who was an All-American for Denver. [1]

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Career

Smith was a solid player for Denver for most of his time with the Pioneers. For his first two seasons, he produced decent numbers but wasn't able to help the team finish any better than 5th in the 6-team WCHA. As a junior, the team got marginally better, recording a winning season for the first time since he joined the squad but still ended up 5th in the standings (now with 8 teams in the conference). All of that changed in his senior season.

Denver jumped out to a fast start in 1985 and rode the success to a first-place finish. Smith nearly doubled his career best offensive output and led the defensive corps in scoring, ending up in a tie for 5th in the nation from the blueline. [2] He was named an All-American and helped the Pioneers win the WCHA Tournament for the first time since 1973. They also made their first NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years and reached the Frozen Four.

After graduating, Smith was able to use the success he found as a senior to continue his playing career. He produced respectable numbers for the Adirondack Red Wings over a season and a half but retired as a player in 1988.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Denver WCHA 3610182810
1983–84 Denver WCHA 365152024
1984–85 Denver WCHA 377182540
1985–86 Denver WCHA 4710405037
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 778273543
1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 413101336
NCAA totals1563291123111
AHL totals11811374879

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.