Brian Smith (ice hockey, born 1937)

Brian Smith
Born (1937-12-06) December 6, 1937 (age 87)
Creighton Mine, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1958–1969

Brian Stuart Smith (born December 6, 1937) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings between 1958 and 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1969, was spent in the minor leagues.[1] He is the son of former NHL hockey player, Stuart Ernest Smith.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1954–55 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 33 7 3 10 14 3 0 1 1 7
1955–56 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 41 20 17 37 24 — — — — —
1956–57 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 52 27 23 50 32 4 1 0 1 0
1957–58 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 50 24 17 41 65 13 6 2 8 29
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1958–59 Edmonton Flyers WHL 20 4 4 8 12 — — — — —
1959–60 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31 2 5 7 2 5 0 0 0 0
1959–60 Hershey Bears AHL 34 13 9 22 29 — — — — —
1960–61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 0 2 2 10 — — — — —
1960–61 Edmonton Flyers WHL 11 5 3 8 2 — — — — —
1960–61 Hershey Bears AHL 31 6 14 20 17 8 1 0 1 2
1961–62 Buffalo Bisons AHL 58 10 18 28 14 11 1 0 1 0
1962–63 Buffalo Bisons AHL 65 15 21 36 16 13 2 3 5 9
1963–64 Buffalo Bisons AHL 58 6 3 9 13 — — — — —
1964–65 Los Angeles Blades WHL 69 35 28 65 38 — — — — —
1965–66 Los Angeles Blades WHL 71 19 20 39 16 — — — — —
1966–67 Buffalo Bisons AHL 60 15 17 32 30 — — — — —
1967–68 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 52 11 12 33 5 — — — — —
1968–69 Jacksonville Rockets EHL 21 7 8 15 0 — — — — —
AHL totals 306 65 82 147 119 32 4 3 7 11
WHL totals 223 74 67 141 73 — — — — —
NHL totals 61 2 8 10 12 5 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Brian Smith Stats".


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