Grafton Glenard Smith (April 25, 1895 – October 6, 1949) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League during the 1921–22 season for the Toronto St. Pats, and won the Stanley Cup with the team. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1915 to 1922, was spent in the Ontario Hockey Association senior league. Born in Meaford, Ontario, Smith played junior hockey in Woodstock from 1910 to 1914, when he left to military service. After his return, he played senior hockey in Toronto until 1921. After his hockey career ended, he retired to the township of East York, in Ontario.
| Glenn Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith in the 1921–22 Toronto St. Pats photo | |||
| Born |
April 25, 1895 Meaford, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 6, 1949 (aged 54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto St. Pats | ||
| Playing career | 1915–1922 | ||
In 1949, Glenn Smith died suddenly at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was buried October 13, 1949 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto. He had been an editor and publisher of a magazine in the final years of his life.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1910–11 | Woodstock Athletics | OHA Jr | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Woodstock Athletics | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Woodstock Athletics | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Woodstock Athletics | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Riversides | OHA Sr | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto Riversides | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Riversides | OHA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Crescents | OHA | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Francis | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHA Sr totals | 32 | 27 | 1 | 28 | — | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Noted Hockey Player Glenn Smith Buried", Toronto Star, October 14, 1949, pg. 2
- ^ "Glenn Smith Page". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Society for International Hockey Research Database
External 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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