Sid Smith
Smith in the 1950s
Born (1925-07-11)July 11, 1925
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died April 29, 2004(2004-04-29) (aged 78)
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Pittsburgh Hornets
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1946–1958

Sidney James Smith (July 11, 1925 – April 29, 2004) was a National Hockey League left winger who played with the Toronto Maple Leafs for 12 seasons. He was the Leafs team captain from 1955 to 1956.

Playing career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended De La Salle College, Smith began his career in minor leagues in Toronto and later with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League. He attended Essex School and resided at 1 Burnfield Avenue in Seaton.

Having played 45 games in two championship seasons for the Maple Leafs, he spent most of the 1948–49 season in the AHL with the Pittsburgh Hornets before he was called back to Toronto. After playing just one regular season game Smith scored a hat-trick in Game 2 on the Stanley Cup finals to help Toronto to a four-games sweep of the Detroit Red Wings. Smith had six consecutive seasons with 20 or more goals, a distinction held by the great Gordie Howe. Smith retired in the 1957–1958 season and later became a player-coach with the Whitby Dunlops, a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association in 1957.[1] Smith played 601 regular season games scoring 186 goals and 183 assists for 369 points. In 44 play-off games, he scored 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1943–44 De La Salle College Big-10 Jr. B 9 1 1 2 2 9 4 2 6 8
1944–45 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 20 10 7 17 18 3 0 1 1 0
1944–45 Porcupine Combines M-Cup — — — — — 2 2 0 2 0
1945–46 Toronto Staffords OHA-Sr. 13 9 12 21 2 10 6 7 13 0
1946–47 Quebec Aces QSHL 15 12 5 17 6 — — — — —
1946–47 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 31 7 10 17 10 2 0 0 0 0
1947–48 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 30 23 17 40 11 — — — — —
1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 7 0
1948–49 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 68 55 57 112 4 — — — — —
1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68 22 23 45 6 7 0 3 3 2
1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 30 21 51 10 11 7 3 10 0
1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 27 30 57 6 4 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 20 19 39 6 — — — — —
1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 22 16 38 28 5 1 1 2 0
1954–55 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 33 21 54 14 4 3 1 4 0
1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 4 17 21 8 5 1 0 1 0
1956–57 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 17 24 41 4 — — — — —
1957–58 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
1957–58 Whitby Dunlops OHA-Sr. 28 24 19 43 4 — — — — —
1958–59 Whitby Dunlops OHA-Sr. 51 35 35 70 20 10 7 4 11 2
1958–59 Whitby Dunlops Al-Cup — — — — — 12 12 8 20 8
NHL totals 601 186 183 369 94 44 17 10 27 2

References

  1. ↑ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Sid Smith". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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