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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bobby Smith
Selected in first round
No. 1 overall
by Minnesota North Stars
Born February 12, 1958
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Center
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: North Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Ottawa West | OMHA |
58 |
74 | 64 |
138 | -- |
| 1975-76 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
62 | 24 |
34 | 58 |
21 | | 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
64 | 65 |
70 | 135 |
52 | | 1977-78 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
61 | 69 |
123 | 192 |
44 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
Canadian
Major-Junior Player of Year: 1977-78 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Tilson Trophy
(MVP): 1977-78 (Ottawa)
CCM OMJHL Player of Year: 1977-78 (Ottawa)
Memorial Cup Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): 1977 (Ottawa)
OMJHL
Powers Trophy (Points Leader): 1977-78 (Ottawa) (192)
Memorial Cup
All-Star First Team: 1977 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star First Team:
1977-78 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Ottawa)
OMJHL Records: Most points in one season (192 in 1977-78), most assists
in one season (123 in 1977-78), most power-play goals in one game (5 vs.
Niagara Falls on Oct. 2, 1977)
Ottawa Records: Most points in one
season (192 in 1977-78), most assists in one season (123 in 1977-78), most
power-play goals in one game (5 vs. Niagara Falls on Oct. 2, 1977)
Memorial Cup Points Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (12 points, tie)
Memorial
Cup
Goals Leader: 1977 (Ottawa (6 goals, tie)
OMJHL
Goals Leader: 1976-77 (Ottawa) (65 goals)
OMJHL Assists Leader:
1977-78 (123 assists)
OMJHL
Playoffs Points Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (32), 1978 (30)
OMJHL Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (16), 1978 (15)
Miscellaneous: Rated by NHL Central Scouting Service as No. 1 prospect for
1978 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 1 overall prospect for the 1978 NHL draft. ... Played left wing for part of junior career before
becoming a full-time center in 1977-78. ... Played on line with Steve Payne
and Tim Higgins for Ottawa in 1977-78. ... Also starred in junior tennis. ...
Active in charitable causes during years in Ottawa,
frequently visiting hospitals and nursing homes. ... Took chemistry and
psychology courses at Ottawa University during his junior career. ... Attended
Laurentian High School in Ottawa. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1978 (Minnesota at
Montreal)
Numbers: 15, 18 (Minnesota); 15 (Montreal)
Stanley Cup:
1986.
Playing Status:
Retired April 20, 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1978-1979 |
Minnesota, Montreal | 1,077 |
357 | 679 |
1,036 | 917 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1980-1992 | Minnesota, Montreal |
184 | 64 |
96 | 160 |
245 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Calder Trophy: 1978-79 (Minnesota)
Sporting News NHL Rookie of Year: 1978-79 (Minnesota)
Hockey News
NHL Rookie of Year: 1978-79 (Minnesota)
All-Star Game: 1981, 1982 (Minn.), 1989 (Montreal), 1991 (Minn.)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1981 (Minnesota), 1989 (Montreal), 1991
(Minnesota)
Minnesota WTCN-TV Trophy
(Rookie of Year): 1978-79
Minnesota 3-Star Award (Home Three-Stars
Leader): 1978-79, 1980-81
Minnesota Stargazers Club Award (Most
Popular): 1978-79
Minnesota WCCO-Radio
Trophy (Points Leader): 1978-79
(74), 1980-81 (93), 1981-82 (114), 1982-83 (77, tie)
100-Point Seasons: 1981-82 (Minnesota) (114)
Minnesota/Dallas
Records: Most points in one season (114 in 1981-82), most points in one
game (7 vs. Winnipeg on Nov. 11, 1981), most points in one
season by a center (114 in 1981-82)
Minnesota Goals Leader: 1978-79 (30)
Minnesota Assists Leader:
1978-79 (44), 1979-80 (56), 1980-81 (64), 1981-82 (71), 1982-83 (53)
Minnesota Playoffs Points Leader: 1982 (6, tie)
Minnesota Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1983 (6)
Minnesota Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980
(13), 1981 (17), 1982 (4)
Montreal Points Leader: 1987-88 (93)
Montreal Goals Leader: 1986-87 (28)
Montreal Assists Leader:
1987-88 (66)
Montreal Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (11, tie), 1989 (19, tie)
Montreal Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1987 (9), 1989 (11)
Management Career: Named
Winnipeg executive vice president of hockey operations on May 21, 1996,
relocated with team to Phoenix on July 1, 1996, added title general manager on
Dec. 11, 1996, added title of alternate governor on April 2, 1997, and
remained in position until Feb. 17, 2001.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Steve Payne and Al MacAdam for
Minnesota in 1978-79 and 1979-80. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas record (since broken) for
points in one season by a rookie with 74 in 1978-79. ... Led all NHL rookies
in points (74), goals (30) and assists (44) during 1978-79 season. ... Missed
part of 1979-80 season with broken ankle. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas record
(since broken) for assists in one playoff year with 17 in 1981. ... Set
Minnesota/Dallas records (since broken) for points (11) and assists (8) in one
playoff series vs. Calgary in 1981. ... Became first player in
Minnesota/Dallas franchise history to score 100 points in a season when he
achieved feat in 1981-82. ... Scored four goals and had three assists in
Minnesota's 15-2 win over Winnipeg on Nov. 11, 1981. ... Missed part of
1984-85 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered in December 1984. ...
Missed parts of 1998-90 season with separated right shoulder, an injury
suffered during Montreal's Jan. 6, 1990, game vs. Buffalo, and with broken
jaw, an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 4, 1990, game vs. Hartford. ...
Set NHL and Minnesota/Dallas records (since broken) for game-winning goals in
one playoff year with five in 1991. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with the
flu, suffered in March 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with mouth
injury suffered in Minnesota's Jan. 21, 1993, game vs. Ottawa. ... Was
active in NHLPA during playing days, serving as vice president of the
organization from 1981 to 1990. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
World Championships: 1979 (fourth
place), 1982 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1978 (by Quebec)
Education:
Attended University of Minnesota during off-seasons of his playing days and
enrolled full-time after retirement to complete his business degree. He earned
his B.S. and MBA degrees from Minnesota's Carlson School of Management between
1993 and 1996.
Management Career: Purchased 64 percent share of
Halifax (QMJHL) franchise on Sept. 8, 2003, and became majority owner. Named
self chairman and remained in position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on Minnesota
team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Invited to Team
Canada's training camp for 1981 Canada Cup, but did not make team. ... Was on Minnesota
team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... The Ontario Hockey
League named its Scholastic Player of the Year award the Bobby Smith Trophy in
his honor in 1979. ... Active in charitable causes during his years in
Minnesota, working to help raise money for children's cancer research. ... Did
promotional work for Marigold Dairy during his first stint in Minnesota. ...
Joined former junior teammate Ron Davidson, a 1980 Canadian Olympian, in
taking over as co-director of the UltraSkills Hockey Schools, based in New
Liskeard, Ontario, in 2002, and remained in that position until September 2003. ... Named center on all-time Ottawa (OMJHL/OHL) team by CHL
panel in 1999.
Personal: Full name is Robert David Smith. ...
Also known as Bob Smith during playing days. ... Younger brother of former
McGill football player Dan Smith and Canadian junior tennis
star Mary Lou Smith. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Smith to Montreal in
exchange for Keith Acton, Mark Napier and 1984 third-round pick (Toronto) (Ken
Hodge Jr.) on October 28, 1983. Nearly seven years later, Minnesota got Smith
back when it obtained him from Montreal in exchange for 1992 fourth-round pick
(Louis Bernard) on August 7, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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