| Kenny Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1924-05-08)May 8, 1924 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died | September 23, 2000(2000-09-23) (aged 76) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1944–1957 | ||
Kenneth Alvin Smith (May 8, 1924 — September 23, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey winger.
Career
Smith played 331 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1944 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1957, was primarily spent in the minor American Hockey League. His brother, Don, played 11 games with the New York Rangers in 1949–50.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1940–41 | Regina Wares Generals | SJHL | 15 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1941–42 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 24 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 12 | ||
| 1941–42 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 22 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 16 | ||
| 1942–43 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 26 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 49 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 55 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Providence Reds | AHL | 56 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1952–53 | Providence Reds | AHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Providence Reds | AHL | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sydney Millionaires | MMHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 320 | 73 | 141 | 214 | 134 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 331 | 78 | 93 | 171 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1924 births
- 2000 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Hershey Bears players
- Oshawa Generals players
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Providence Reds players
- Regina Pats players
- Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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