Barry Smith (ice hockey, born 1955) explained

Barry Smith
Position:Centre
Played For:Boston Bruins
Colorado Rockies
Rochester Americans
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:178
Birth Date:April 25, 1955
Birth Place:Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Blaine, Tennessee, U.S.
Draft:32nd overall
Draft Year:1975
Draft Team:Boston Bruins
Wha Draft:36th overall
Wha Draft Year:1975
Wha Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:1975
Career End:1981

Barry Edward Smith (April 25, 1955 – September 7, 2013) was a Canadian NHL player for the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Rockies.

Career

Smith was drafted 32nd overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. He played a total of 114 regular season games, scoring seven goals and seven assists for 14 points. He was also drafted 36th overall by Edmonton Oilers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft but never played in that league.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach in the ECHL for the Knoxville Cherokees for five seasons between 1992 and 1997. He was replaced midseason in his fifth season by Jack Capuano. He coached again from 2000 to 2001, helming the San Angelo Outlaws of the WPHL in their final season before the league folded. Smith died in September 2013 at the age of 58.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1969–70Estevan BruinsWCHL2 0 0 0 2
1970–71Estevan BruinsWCHL62 6 13 19 967 3 3 6 10
1971–72New Westminster BruinsWCHL9 4 2 6 10
1971–72Vancouver NatsWCHL41 9 15 24 39
1972–73Vancouver NatsWCHL30 5 6 11 13
1972–73New Westminster BruinsWCHL32 5 6 11 465 0 0 0 0
1973–74New Westminster BruinsWCHL65 8 10 18 6111 2 1 3 12
1974–75New Westminster BruinsWCHL65 19 24 43 5018 7 6 13 14
1974–75New Westminster BruinsM-Cup3 1 2 3 0
1975–76Boston BruinsNHL19 1 0 1 2
1975–76Rochester AmericansAHL50 14 22 36 147 4 4 8 5
1976–77Rochester AmericansAHL79 9 13 22 1612 3 2 5 4
1977–78Rochester AmericansAHL81 16 16 32 226 2 1 3 0
1978–79Rochester AmericansAHL80 23 43 66 46
1979–80Colorado RockiesNHL33 2 3 5 4
1979–80Rochester AmericansAHL35 3 7 10 14
1979–80Birmingham BullsCHL13 2 0 2 434 1 1 2 0
1980–81Colorado RockiesNHL62 4 4 8 4
1980–81Fort Worth TexansCHL14 2 5 7 14
1967–68Port Huron FlagsIHL37 11 26 37 25
AHL totals325 65 101 166 11225 9 7 16 9
NHL totals114 7 7 14 10

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BARRY EDWARD SMITH Obituary: View BARRY SMITH's Obituary by Knoxville News Sentinel . Legacy.com . 2013-09-07 . 2013-09-14.