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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Smith
Selected in fourth round
No.
49 overall by New York Islanders
Born November
19, 1952
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Port Hope, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Port Hope, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
15 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 24 | | 1970-71 |
Sorel | QMJHL |
42 | 4 |
12 | 16 |
152 | | 1971-72 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
56 | 8 |
27 | 35 |
255 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1972 (Cornwall) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7,
1972 (Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders)
Numbers: 22, 5 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1977 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-73 |
N.Y. Islanders | 11 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
14 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
1972-73: Played on first New York Islanders team.
Miscellaneous: Made debut in first game in N.Y. Islanders history. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Fort Worth
(CHL); Boden (Sweden); Erie (NAHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
Miscellaneous:
Was mayor of his native Port Hope, Ontario, for two terms from 1994 to 2000
before retiring from municipal politics. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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