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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Derek Smith
Selected in 10th round
No. 168 overall
by Buffalo Sabres
Born July 31, 1954
 | Position: Left Wing
/ Center
Height: 5-11 Weight:
175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Ottawa | Ont. Jr. A |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1971-72 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
53 | 6 |
11 | 17 |
10 | | 1972-73 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
63 | 52 |
46 | 98 |
32 | | 1973-74 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
69 | 47 |
45 | 92 |
40 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
26 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 1976 (Buffalo vs. St. Louis)
(first-round playoff series)
Numbers: 17, 16, 19 (Buffalo); 24 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977-1983 | Buffalo, Detroit |
335 | 78 | 116 |
194 | 60 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1980 |
Buffalo | 30 | 9 |
14 | 23 | 13 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Buffalo Eddollls Trophy (Most Popular):
1979-80
Miscellaneous: Made his NHL debut in 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs, playing
for Buffalo vs. St. Louis. ...
Played first regular-season game on Feb. 13, 1977 (Minnesota at Buffalo). ...
Missed part of 1978-79 season with strained groin. ... Missed end of 1978-79
season with broken jaw, an injury suffered in Buffalo's Feb. 14, 1979, game
vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Played center on line with Danny Gare and Tony
McKegney for Buffalo in 1979-80 and 1980-81. ... Tied Buffalo playoff record
(since broken) with four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 1980 playoff game vs.
N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with pulled stomach muscle,
an injury suffered in February 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with
separated shoulder, an injury suffered in Buffalo's Oct. 7, 1981, game vs.
Washington. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with sinus condition. ... Missed
part of 1982-83 season with right shoulder injury suffered during October 1983
game at Minnesota. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Charlotte (SHL); Hershey (AHL); Adirondack (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Houston,
No. 89 overall in Round 6)
1974-75: Played four games for Charlotte
team that won SHL regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team
during postseason.
Personal: Full name is Derek Robert
Smith. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Buffalo traded Smith, Danny Gare and
Jim Schoenfeld to Detroit in exchange for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and Brent
Peterson on December 2, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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