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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Vern Smith
Selected in
second round
No. 42 overall by New York Islanders
Born
May 30, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Lethbridge (WHL)
Birthplace:
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Hometown: Lethbridge, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Lethbridge | Sask. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Lethbridge | WHL |
72 | 5 |
38 | 43 |
73 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 12 WHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 22, 1985 (Detroit at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers: 45 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1985 |
N.Y. Islanders | 1 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed with Hartford as unrestricted free agent in
September 1989, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Lethbridge, Nanaimo/New Westminster (WHL); Indianapolis (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Phoenix (IHL);
Binghamton (AHL); Albany (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Erie (ECHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named New England Junior Coyotes (U.S. junior
organization) assistant coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that
position through 2000-01 season. ... Named New England Junior Coyotes (EJHL)
associate coach prior to 2001-02 season and remained in that position
through 2001-02 season. ... Named New England Junior Coyotes (EMJHL, Midget
AAA) head coach prior to 2002-03 season and remained in that position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Lethbridge
(WHL) to Nanaimo in exchange for Bob Rouse on Dec. 3, 1982. ... Was on
Nanaimo (WHL) team that relocated to New Westminster prior to 1983-84
season. ... Joined Indianapolis for 1984 CHL playoffs after spending regular
season in WHL. ... Missed part of 1987-88 season with torn knee ligaments, suffered
in Springfield's Feb. 10, 1988, AHL game vs. Utica. ... Was on Albany (IHL) team that folded
on Feb. 15, 1991.
... Returned to Springfield, Mass., after retirement and became youth hockey
coach. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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