Steve Smith (ice hockey, born April 30, 1963)
Steve Smith | |||
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 30 April 1963||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
111th overall, 1981 Edmonton Oilers | ||
Playing career | 1984–2000 |
James Stephen Smith[1] (born 30 April 1963) is a Scottish-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and former assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1984–85 to 2000–01 and coached from 2010-11 to 2020-21. Currently Smith is an assistant coach with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Smith played in the 1990 Allstar game in Chicago and was part of the 1991 Canadian Team to win the Canada Cup in Toronto. Smith grew up in Cobourg, Ontario (also home of former NHL player Justin Williams) and has two brothers David and Ian.
Playing career
Smith played for the London knights of the Ontario Hockey League from 1980-81 to 1982-83 before being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round, 111th overall. He spent his first 2 years of professional hockey (1983-84 to 1984-85) playing for the Oilers minor league affiliate teams (Moncton and Halifax). He played with the Oilers starting in the 1984/85 season. He went on to play 804 career games scoring 375 points (72-303-375) along with 2139 penalty minutes. Smith also played in 134 Stanley Cup Playoff games, scoring 52 points (11-41-52).
Smith played for the Oilers until the end of the 1990–91 season, winning three Stanley Cups with the team. He then played for the Chicago Blackhawks until 1997. He announced his retirement due to injury following the 1996–97 season, but made a comeback 1998-99 playing parts of three seasons with the Flames, retiring for good in December 2000.
Coaching career
Smith was an assistant coach with the Flames in 1997–98. He worked as a scout with the Chicago Blackhawks prior to spending four seasons on the Oilers coaching staff from 2010 to 2014. He was hired as an assistant coach of the Hurricanes in June 2014, then as the assistant coach of the Sabres in July 2018.[2] Smith, along with head coach Ralph Krueger were relieved of their duties by the Sabres on 17 March 2021. He now works with the New York Rangers minor league affiliate team the Hartford Wolfpack as an assistant coach.
Personal life
Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, but grew up in Cobourg, Ontario.
He is married and has five children. [3] His son, Barron Smith (born 2 April 1991), was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[4]
Awards
- 1986–87 – NHL – Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1987–88 – NHL – Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1989–90 – NHL – Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | London Knights | OHL | 58 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 207 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
1982–83 | London Knights | OHL | 50 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 133 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 64 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 68 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 161 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | ||
1985–86 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 165 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | ||
1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 286 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 55 | ||
1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 35 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 97 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 75 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 171 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 37 | ||
1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 77 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 193 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | ||
1991–92 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 76 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 304 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 78 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 214 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 57 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 128 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
1995–96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 804 | 72 | 303 | 375 | 2,139 | 134 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 288 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | Canada | CC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
See also
- List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom
- List of NHL players with 2,000 career penalty minutes
References
- ^ "NHL – Steve Smith – Calgary Flames Player Card". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ Matheson, Jim. "Steve Smith on Carolina Hurricanes bench now". edmontonjournal.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Steve Smith". oilers.nhl.com. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ^ "Barron Smith - Elite Prospects".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Video of the own-goal
- 1963 births
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- Buffalo Sabres coaches
- Calgary Flames captains
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- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Carolina Hurricanes coaches
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Chicago Blackhawks scouts
- Edmonton Oilers coaches
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Living people
- London Knights players
- Moncton Alpines (AHL) players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Nova Scotia Oilers players
- Scottish emigrants to Canada
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Sportspeople from London, Ontario
- Stanley Cup champions