Kevin Smyth

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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 19932002

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.

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90Caronport Cougars U18SMAAAHL1820375715
1990–91 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 663045759661120
1991–92 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL713055858441346
1992–93 Moose Jaw WarriosWHL64443882111
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 2132510
1993–94 Springfield Indians AHL 422227497264590
1994–95 Hartford WhalersNHL1615613
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL5712223972
1995–96 Hartford WhalersNHL212138
1995–96 Springfield FalconsAHL47153348871055108
1996–97 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 3814173149101236
1997–98 Orlando Solar BearsIHL43105155910002
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL10000
1998–99 Tacoma Sabercats WCHL 4225214683117132010
2001–02 Idaho Steelheads WCHL1814102422144374
2002–03 Bentley Generals ChHL 2431386991
2003–04Bentley GeneralsChHL2522315372
2004–05Bentley GeneralsChHL18191332100416710
2006–07Bentley GeneralsChHL2221163741
2007–08Bentley GeneralsChHL11791618
2008–09Bentley GeneralsChHL1512172924
2009–10Bentley GeneralsChHL1610102027
2010–11Bentley GeneralsChHL66064
2012–13 Innisfail Eagles ChHL60116
2013–14Innisfail EaglesChHL18268882684
2014–15Innisfail EaglesChHL2112081016
2017–18Innisfail Eagles ACHW 1245916
AHL totals146548213623116910198
NHL totals58681431

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References

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