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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Rick
Smith
Selected in second round
No.
7 overall by Boston Bruins
Born June 29,
1948
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OHA)
Birthplace:
Kingston, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kingston, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1965-66 | Hamilton | OHA | 47 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 60 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1968 (Detroit at
Boston)
Numbers: 10, 23 (Bos.); 5 (Calif.); 2 (St.
Louis); 2 (Det.); 19 (Wash.)
Stanley Cup: 1970
(Boston). Playing Status:
Retired 1981 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1981 | BOS,
CAL, STL, DET, WAS | 687 | 52 | 167 | 219 | 560 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1980 | Boston,
St. Louis | 78 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 73 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1970-71: Played on Boston's 57-14-7 team
(former NHL record).
Stanley
Cup Finals: 1977, 1978 (Boston) |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hamilton (OHA); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Minnesota (WHA); Kansas City (CHL)
WHA Summit Series: 1974
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
OHA All-Star Second Team:
1966-67, 1967-68
WHA All-Star Game: 1974
WHA Draft Pick:
1972 (by Miami)
1968-69: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Oklahoma
City).
1976-77: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Kansas
City).
Education: Attended Queen's
University and received B.A. in biology.
Miscellaneous: Member of 1975-76
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) team that folded in February 1976. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Smith, Reggie Leach and
Bob Stewart to California for Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue on Feb. 23,
1972. ... Boston regained Smith's services on Dec. 20, 1976, when the Bruins
obtained him from St. Louis in a deal for Joe Zanussi. Smith was lost to
Boston a second time on Nov. 7, 1980, when the Bruins left him unprotected
in the waiver draft and he was claimed by Washington. |
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SNAPSHOT '66 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
8 | | Goaltenders: |
2 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
17 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
24 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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