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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Stuart Smith
Selected in second round
No.
39 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born March 17,
1960
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Seneca | Jr. B |
66 | 10 |
42 | 52 |
230 | | 1977-78 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
67 | 1 |
18 | 19 |
112 | | 1978-79 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
64 | 5 |
35 | 40 |
172 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1979 (Peterborough)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 7 prospect (among underage juniors) for the 1979 NHL draft. ... Was
Peterborough's fifth pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 9, 1979 (Hartford at
Edmonton)
Numbers: 33, 3 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1979-1983 | Hartford |
77 | 2 | 10 |
12 | 95 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was first teenager drafted in Hartford/Carolina
franchise history. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with bruised ankle, an
injury suffered in October 1981. ... Signed with Los Angeles as unrestricted free agent
in October 1984, but never played for parent team. ... Released by Los Angeles
in June 1985. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Peterborough (OMJHL); Binghamton, New Haven (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1980
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial
Cup Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980 (Peterborough) (23)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1980-81 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered during Binghamton's Nov.
10, 1980, AHL game vs. Hershey. ... Worked as instructor at hockey school in
Mississauga, Ontario, during off-seasons of his playing days.
Personal: Full name is Stuart
Gordon Smith. ... Also known as Stu Smith during his playing days. ... Younger
brother of former college hockey player Duffy Smith. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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