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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Ron Smith
Selected in fourth round
No. 49 overall by New York Islanders

Born November 19, 1952
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Cornwall (QMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Port Hope, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Port Hope, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 St. CatharinesOHA 15 00 024
1970-71 SorelQMJHL 424 1216 152
1971-72 CornwallQMJHL 568 2735 255

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
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1972-73 N.Y. Islanders11 112 14

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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