| Wayne Smith | |
| Birth Date: | February 12, 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Position: | Defenceman |
| Played For: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1966 |
| Career End: | 1969 |
Wayne Smith (born February 12, 1943) is a Canadian businessman and retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1966–67 season.
Smith was born in Kamsack. He played junior hockey with the Saskatoon Jr. Quakers and collegiate hockey with the Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team.
Smith played for the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League from 1966 to 1967.[1] He played the following season with Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and retired at the end of the 1968–1969 season to pursue his business career.[2] Smith was an executive with the May Department Stores Company, Martin Lawrence Galleries, and the Walt Disney Company.
Smith has lived in Palos Verdes Estates, California, since 1981. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Denver in 1966 and an MBA from the Daniels College of Business in 1967. He is the nephew of Hockey Hall of Famer Clint Smith.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1959–60 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 60 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Saskatoon Quakers | SJHL | 48 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1962–63 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | University of Denver | WCHA | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | University of Denver | WCHA | 17 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | St. Louis Braves | CHL | 70 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 68 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1963–64 | ||
| All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1964, 1966 | [3] | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1964–65 | ||
| AHCA West All-American | 1964–65 | ||
| All-WCHA First Team | 1965–66 | ||
| AHCA West All-American | 1965–66 |