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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Derrick Smith
Selected in
third round
No. 44 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born
January 22, 1965
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHL)
Birthplace:
Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
Wexford | Ont. AAA |
45 | 35 |
47 | 82 |
40 | | 1982-83 |
Peterborough | OHL |
70 | 16 |
19 | 35 |
47 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Peterborough's fourth-round pick, No. 56 overall, in
1982 OHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1984 (Washington at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 24 (Philadelphia); 21, 23
(Minnesota/Dallas)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1984-1993 |
Phila., Minn./Dallas | 537 |
82 | 92 |
174 | 373 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1985-1992 |
Philadelphia, Minn. | 82 |
14 | 11 |
25 | 79 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1985, 1987 (Philadelphia)
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. The assist came on
Philadelphia's first goal of the 1984-85 season. ... Led all NHL rookie
forwards with plus-28 rating in 1984-85. ... Finished second among all NHL
rookies with plus-28 rating in 1984-85. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season
with bruised back, suffered in November 1987. ... Missed part of 1988-89
season with bruised left shoulder, suffered in February 1989. ...
Missed part of Philadelphia's 1989 training camp with broken left foot,
an injury suffered in September 1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained
right ankle, an injury suffered in Philadelphia's Oct. 30, 1989, game at
N.Y. Rangers. While out, he developed a toe infection, and
he did not return until Philadelphia's Dec. 3, 1989, game vs.
Boston. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with rib injury, suffered in
Philadelphia's Feb. 19, 1990, game at Pittsburgh. ... Philadelphia's
nominee for 1989-90 NHL Budweiser Man of Year Award. ... Missed part of
1990-91 season with sprained left knee, an injury suffered during
Philadelphia's Dec. 22, 1990, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1991-92
season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Minnesota's March
19, 1992, game at Chicago. He did not return to action until Minnesota's
April 12, 1992, game vs. St. Louis. ... Was on Minnesota team that relocated
to Dallas on June 9, 1993. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Peterborough (OHL); Kalamazoo/Michigan (IHL); Baton Rouge (ECHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL All-Star Second Team: 1993-94 (Kalamazoo)
Kalamazoo Captain: 1992-93
Miscellaneous: Invited to Team
Canada training camp for 1987 Canada Cup, but did not make final tournament
roster. ... Had never played in minor leagues until Minnesota assigned him
to Kalamazoo for a conditioning stint on Nov. 27, 1991. During this time, he
suffered a broken ankle in Kalamazoo's Dec. 8, 1991 at Fort Wayne, and did
not return to action until January 1992. ... Signed with Baton
Rouge (ECHL) as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, 1999. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVERS: Philadelphia placed Smith on
waivers, and he was claimed by Minnesota on October 26, 1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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