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James Stephen Smith[1] (born April 30, 1963) is a Scottish-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and former assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1984–85 to 2000–01 and coached from 2010-11 to 2020-21. Currently Smith is an assistant coach with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Smith played in the 1990 Allstar game in Chicago and was part of the 1991 Canadian Team to win the Canada Cup in Toronto. Smith grew up in Cobourg, Ontario (also home of former NHL player Justin Williams) and has two brothers David and Ian.

Steve Smith
Born (1963-04-30) April 30, 1963 (age 59)
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 111th overall, 1981
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19842000

Playing career


Smith played for the London knights of the Ontario Hockey League from 1980-81 to 1982-83 before being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round, 111th overall. He spent his first 2 years of professional hockey (1983-84 to 1984-85) playing for the Oilers minor league affiliate teams (Moncton and Halifax). He played with the Oilers starting in the 1984/85 season. He went on to play 804 career games scoring 375 points (72-303-375) along with 2139 penalty minutes. Smith also played in 134 Stanley Cup Playoff games, scoring 52 points (11-41-52).

Smith played for the Oilers until the end of the 1990–91 season, winning three Stanley Cups with the team. He then played for the Chicago Blackhawks until 1997. He announced his retirement due to injury following the 1996–97 season, but made a comeback 1998-99 playing parts of three seasons with the Flames, retiring for good in December 2000.


Coaching career


Smith was an assistant coach with the Flames in 1997–98. He worked as a scout with the Chicago Blackhawks prior to spending four seasons on the Oilers coaching staff from 2010 to 2014. He was hired as an assistant coach of the Hurricanes in June 2014, then as the assistant coach of the Sabres in July 2018.[2] Smith, along with head coach Ralph Krueger were relieved of their duties by the Sabres on March 17, 2021. He now works with the New York Rangers minor league affiliate team the Hartford Wolfpack as an assistant coach.


Personal life


Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, but grew up in Cobourg, Ontario.

He is married and has five children. [3] His son, Barron Smith (born April 2, 1991), was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[4]


Awards



Career statistics



Regular season and playoffs


Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 London Knights OHL 62 4 12 16 141
1981–82 London Knights OHL 58 10 36 46 207 4 1 2 3 13
1982–83 London Knights OHL 50 6 35 41 133 3 1 0 1 10
1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 2 0 0 0 0
1983–84 Moncton Alpines AHL 64 1 8 9 176
1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 2
1984–85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 68 2 28 30 161 5 0 3 3 40
1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 4 0 2 2 11
1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 4 20 24 166 6 0 1 1 14
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 7 15 22 165 15 1 3 4 45
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 12 43 55 286 19 1 11 12 55
1988–89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 3 19 22 97 7 2 2 4 20
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 7 34 41 171 22 5 10 15 37
1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 13 41 54 193 18 1 2 3 45
1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 9 21 30 304 18 1 11 12 16
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 10 47 57 214 4 0 0 0 10
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 5 22 27 174
1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48 1 12 13 128 16 0 1 1 26
1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 37 0 9 9 71 6 0 0 0 16
1996–97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21 0 0 0 29 3 0 0 0 4
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 69 1 14 15 80
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL 20 0 4 4 42
2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 13 0 2 2 17
NHL totals 804 72 303 375 2,139 134 11 41 52 288

International


Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada CC 8 0 1 1 30
Senior totals 8 0 1 1 30

See also



References


  1. "NHL – Steve Smith – Calgary Flames Player Card". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  2. Matheson, Jim. "Steve Smith on Carolina Hurricanes bench now". edmontonjournal.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "Steve Smith". oilers.nhl.com. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  4. "Barron Smith - Elite Prospects".


Preceded by Calgary Flames captain
1999–2000
Succeeded by

На других языках


[de] Steve Smith (Eishockeyspieler, 30. April 1963)

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- [en] Steve Smith (ice hockey, born in Scotland)

[ru] Смит, Стив (хоккеист)

Стив Смит (англ. Steve Smith, род. 30 апреля 1963, Глазго) — бывший канадский хоккеист, игравший на позиции защитника. Играл за сборную команду Канады.



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