Kevin Smyth

For the Australian rugby league player, see Kevin Smyth (rugby league). For people with a similar name, see Kevin Smith (disambiguation).

Kevin Smyth
Born	(1973-11-22) November 22, 1973 (age 50) Banff, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers
NHL draft	79th overall, 1992 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1993–2002

Kevin Smyth (born November 22, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 58 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Hartford Whalers. He spent parts of three seasons with the Hartford Whalers between 1993 and 1996, playing 58 games for them. Though his big league career was fairly short, he was an explosive scorer in junior and a solid two way worker in the minors.

His younger brother is former longtime Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth.

Playing career

Smyth was chosen 79th overall by the Whalers in 1992 after a 30-goal season with the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors. He returned to junior and notched 44 goals before seeing action in 21 games as an NHL rookie in 1993-94. Smyth spent most of his first three pro seasons in the AHL but was recalled by Hartford periodically as an injury replacement. The hard working forward joined the IHL's Orlando Solar Bears in 1996 and became a solid worker in the IHL. He currently (2013–14) plays for the Innisfail, Alberta Eagles of the Chinook Hockey League, after several seasons with the Bentley Generals.

Visual impairment

On December 28, 1996, in a game against the Indianapolis Ice, Smyth took a puck to his eye after a point shot deflected off a stick and hit him in the right eye. ^{[1] [2]} The force of the puck was great enough to detach his retina and cause a ruptured globe, with enough force to blind him. ^[1] Smyth later admitted that upon seeing the medical assessment, the force of the puck was strong enough to do significant damage to his eyeball. ^[2] Smyth returned to active play on March 19, 1997 and recorded an assist in his first game back after the injury.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	Caronport Cougars U18	SMAAAHL		18	20	37	57	15		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		66	30	45	75	96		6	1	1	2	0
1991–92	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		71	30	55	85	84		4	1	3	4	6
1992–93	Moose Jaw Warrios	WHL		64	44	38	82	111		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		21	3	2	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Springfield Indians	AHL		42	22	27	49	72		6	4	5	9	0
1994–95	Hartford Whalers	NHL		16	1	5	6	13		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Springfield Falcons	AHL		57	12	22	39	72		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hartford Whalers	NHL		21	2	1	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Springfield Falcons	AHL		47	15	33	48	87		10	5	5	10	8
1996–97	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		38	14	17	31	49		10	1	2	3	6
1997–98	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		43	10	5	15	59		1	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Tacoma Sabercats	WCHL		42	25	21	46	83		11	7	13	20	10
2001–02	Idaho Steelheads	WCHL		18	14	10	24	22		14	4	3	7	4
2002–03	Bentley Generals	ChHL		24	31	38	69	91		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Bentley Generals	ChHL		25	22	31	53	72		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bentley Generals	ChHL		18	19	13	32	100		4	1	6	7	10
2006–07	Bentley Generals	ChHL		22	21	16	37	41		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Bentley Generals	ChHL		11	7	9	16	18		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Bentley Generals	ChHL		15	12	17	29	24		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Bentley Generals	ChHL		16	10	10	20	27		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Bentley Generals	ChHL		6	6	0	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Innisfail Eagles	ChHL		6	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Innisfail Eagles	ChHL		18	2	6	8	8		8	2	6	8	4
2014–15	Innisfail Eagles	ChHL		2	1	1	2	0		8	1	0	1	6
2017–18	Innisfail Eagles	ACHW		12	4	5	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				146	54	82	136	231		16	9	10	19	8
NHL totals				58	6	8	14	31		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. Turner, Tim (December 31, 1996). "O-bears' Smyth Loses Sight In Right Eye After Puck Hits Him". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
2. Arace, Michael (February 27, 1997). "Smyth, Sightless In One Eye, Pushes On". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database