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| 1969 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gord Smith
Selected in fifth round
No. 59 overall by New York Rangers
Born
November 17, 1949
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Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QJHL)
Birthplace:
Perth, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Perth, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Statistics
unavailable. |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (Washington at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 6, 8 (Washington);
29 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1983 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1980 |
Washington, Winnipeg | 299 |
9 | 30 | 39 |
284 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75: Played on first Washington Capitals
team.
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL
team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (EHL); Omaha (CHL);
Springfield (AHL); Richmond (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Tulsa (CHL); New Haven,
Maine (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1970 (Omaha)
EHL North
All-Star First Team: 1970-71, 1971-72 (New Haven)
AHL Shore Award
(Top Defenseman): 1973-74 (Springfield)
AHL All-Star First Team:
1973-74 (Springfield)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1975-76 (Richmond)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Tulsa)
Miscellaneous: Led
AHL defensemen in scoring with 67 points in 1973-74. Also led AHL defensemen
in assists with 54.
Personal: Older brother of Hall of Fame NHL
goaltender Billy Smith and younger brother of former minor-leaguer Jack Smith. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: New York never offered Smith a
pro contract, and he instead signed as a free agent with Los Angeles on May
22, 1970. He became New York property again on Aug. 6, 1980, when he was
purchased from Winnipeg, but he never played for the parent team. |
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SNAPSHOT '69 | | Total Selected: |
84 | | Forwards: |
58 | | Defense: |
18 | | Goaltenders: |
8 | | Major Junior: |
68 | | College Players: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
78 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
4 | | U.S.-Born: |
4 |
| European: |
1 |
| Reached NHL: |
49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
7 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
11 |
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