Wayne Smith (ice hockey)
| Wayne Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 12, 1943 Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1966–1969 | ||
Wayne Smith (born February 12, 1943) is a Canadian businessman and retired professional
Chicago Black Hawks during the 1966–67 season
.
Early life
Smith was born in
Saskatoon Jr. Quakers and collegiate hockey with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey
team.
Career
Smith played for the
Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League from 1966 to 1967.[1] He played the following season with Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and retired at the end of the 1968–1969 season to pursue his business career.[2] Smith was an executive with the May Department Stores Company, Martin Lawrence Galleries, and the Walt Disney Company
.
Personal life
Smith has lived in Palos Verdes Estates, California, since 1981. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Denver in 1966 and an MBA from the Daniels College of Business in 1967. He is the nephew of Hockey Hall of Famer Clint Smith.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1959–60 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 60 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1962–63 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | University of Denver | WCHA | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65
|
University of Denver | WCHA | 17 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks
|
NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1966–67
|
St. Louis Braves | CHL | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 68 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- Second Team
|
1963–64
|
|
| All- All-Tournament First Team
|
1966
|
[3] |
| All- First Team
|
1964–65
|
|
| AHCA West All-American | 1964–65
|
|
| All- First Team
|
1965–66
|
|
| AHCA West All-American | 1965–66
|
References
- ISBN 978-0-7407-3829-6.
- ^ "Wayne Smith (b.1943) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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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