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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Steve Smith
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Born April 4, 1963
Position: Defense
Height: 5-9   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)                
Birthplace: Trenton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Trenton, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 BellevilleJr. B 418 2533 105
  PeterboroughOMJHL 50 33 0
1980-81 Sault Ste. MarieOMJHL 613 3740 143

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team:
1980-81 (Sault Ste. Marie)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 8 overall prospect and No. 4 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ... Was Sault Ste. Marie's first-round pick, No. 2 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Played for Peterborough (OMJHL) in 1980 Memorial Cup tournament.
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 5, 1981 (N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia)
Numbers:  24, 5 (Philadelphia); 24 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1993
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1988 Philadelphia, Buffalo18 01 115

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85:
Played two regular-season games for Philadelphia team that went to 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team in playoffs.
1986-87: Played two regular-season games for Philadelphia team that went to 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team in playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Recorded only point of his NHL career (an assist) in his first NHL game. ... Left unprotected by Calgary for 1988 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by Buffalo on October 3, 1988.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Rochester (AHL); Zell-am-Zee (Austria); Brunico (Italy)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1988 (Hershey)
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82, 1982-83 (Sault Ste. Marie)
1985-86, 1987-88: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Hershey).
1990-91: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1986-87 season with hip flexor injury, suffered in February 1987.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia did not offer Smith a contract after the 1987-88 season and he became an unrestricted free agent. He signed with Calgary in July 1988.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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