Rick Smith (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 200
played_for = Boston Bruins
California Golden Seals
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA)
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Washington Capitals
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|6|29|mf=y
birth_place = Kingston, ON, CAN
career_start = 1968
career_end = 1981
draft = Rnd 2, 7th overall
draft_year = 1966
draft_team = Boston Bruins


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Rick Smith (b. June 29, 1948 in Kingston, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Smith was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (7th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in Boston from 1968–69 to 1971–72. Boston traded him in 1972 to the California Golden Seals of the NHL. He played there until the end of the next season (1972–73) when he left the NHL for the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints. In 1975–76 Smith returned to the NHL to play for the St. Louis Blues. He would remain with the Blues until the 1976–77 NHL season when he returned to the Boston Bruins. In 1980 Rick Smith would leave Boston to play one more NHL season split between the Detroit Red Wings (11 games) and the Washington Capitals (40 games). He won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 1970.

NHL career stats

*Regular season games played: 687
*Regular season goals: 52
*Regular season assists: 167
*Regular season points: 219
*Regular season penalty minutes: 560

*Playoff games played: 78
*Playoff goals: 3
*Playoff assists: 23
*Playoff points: 26
*Playoff penalty minutes: 73

WHA career stats

*Regular season games played: 200
*Regular season goals: 20
*Regular season assists: 89
*Regular season points: 109
*Regular season penalty minutes: 260

*Playoff games played: 23
*Playoff goals: 2
*Playoff assists: 8
*Playoff points: 10
*Playoff penalty minutes: 28

ee also

*List of NHL seasons
*List of retired NHL players

Exteernal links

*hockeydb|5052
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1966/66007.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
* [http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ05_20.shtml Picture of Rick Smith's name on the 1970 Stanley Cup plaque]