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.
| Brian Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 6, 1937 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 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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