Bobby Smith (ice hockey)

For other people with this name, see Robert Smith (disambiguation).

Bobby Smith
Born	(1958-02-12) February 12, 1958 North Sydney, NS, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota North Stars Montreal Canadiens
National team	Canada
NHL draft	1st overall, 1978 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1978–1993

Robert David Smith (born February 12, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Minnesota North Stars and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL). Smith was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, but grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.

Playing career

As a junior playing for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) in the 1977–78 season, Smith set league records that still stand more than thirty years later for most assists (123) and most points (192) in a single season. The 20-year-old Smith beat out 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky (182 points) for that year's OMJHL scoring title, while also winning the Red Tilson Trophy as the OMJHL's most outstanding player and was voted the CHL Player of the Year for the entire Canadian Hockey League. He was drafted first overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by Minnesota.

Smith won the Calder Trophy in 1979 and the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal.

Smith is currently the majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, also serving as head coach for most of the 2010-11 season.

Smith also served as general manager of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2000.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Ottawa 67's	OHL		62	24	34	58	21		12	2	1	3	4
1976–77	Ottawa 67's	OHL		64	65	70	135	52		19	16	16	32	29
1977–78	Ottawa 67's	OHL		61	69	123*	192*	44		16	15	15	30	10
1978–79	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		80	30	44	74	39
1979–80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		61	27	56	83	24		15	1	13	14	9
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	29	64	93	73		19	8	17	25	13
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		80	43	71	114	82		4	2	4	6	5
1982–83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		77	24	53	77	81		9	6	4	10	17
1983–84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		10	3	6	9	9
1983–84	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		70	26	37	63	62		15	2	7	9	8
1984–85	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		65	16	40	56	59		12	5	6	11	30
1985–86	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		79	31	55	86	55		20	7	8	15	22
1986–87	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		80	28	47	75	72		17	9	9	18	19
1987–88	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		78	27	66	93	78		11	3	4	7	8
1988–89	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		80	32	51	83	69		21	11	8	19	46
1989–90	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	12	14	26	35		11	1	4	5	6
1990–91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		73	15	31	46	60		23	8	8	16	56
1991–92	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		68	9	37	46	109		7	1	4	5	6
1992–93	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		45	5	7	12	10
OHA totals				187	158	227	385	117		47	33	32	65	43
NHL totals				1077	357	679	1036	917		184	64	96	160	245

* denotes a league record

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played
• List of NHL players with 1000 points

External links

• Bobby Smith career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database