Stuart Smith (ice hockey)

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Stuart Smith
Born (1960-03-17) March 17, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft 39th overall, 1979
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 19791985

Stuart Gordon "Stu" Smith (born March 17, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 77 games in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers between 1979 and 1983. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1979 to 1985, was spent in the minor American Hockey League. Internationally Smith played for the Canadian national junior team at the 1980 World Junior Championships

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Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Seneca Nationals OPJHL 66104252230
1977–78 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 67118191122103340
1977–78 Peterborough Petes M-Cup 51128
1978–79 Peterborough PetesOMJHL64535401721927956
1978–79 Peterborough PetesM-Cup51232
1979–80 Peterborough PetesOMJHL62124052119141131416
1979–80 Peterborough PetesM-Cup502223
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 40000
1980–81 Hartford WhalersNHL3817855
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 42391263
1981–82 Hartford WhalersNHL1703315
1981–82 Binghamton WhalersAHL61421251211527922
1982–83 Hartford WhalersNHL1810125
1982–83 Binghamton WhalersAHL50381197501112
1983–84 Binghamton WhalersAHL543222595
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL794172187
AHL totals28617779446320281034
NHL totals772101295

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1980 Canada WJC 511210
Junior totals511210


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