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Al Smith

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: November 10, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario
Died: August 7, 2002

NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1965-66 20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 62 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 2 1.94 0 0 0 0
1966-67 21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 5 5.00 0 0 0 0
1968-69 23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 335 2 2 1 5 .500 0 16 2.87 0 0 0 0
1969-70 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 2555 15 20 8 38 .442 2 129 3.03 0 0 0 20
1970-71 25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 2472 9 22 9 27 .338 2 128 3.11 0 0 0 41
1971-72 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 2500 18 20 4 40 .476 4 135 3.24 0 4 4 23
1972-73 27 New England Whalers WHA 51 3059 31 19 1 63 .618 3 162 3.18 1535 1373 .894 0 1 1 39
1973-74 28 New England Whalers WHA 55 3194 30 21 2 62 .585 2 164 3.08 1569 1405 .895 0 3 3 33
1974-75 29 New England Whalers WHA 59 3494 33 21 4 70 .603 2 202 3.47 1725 1523 .883 0 0 0 18
1975-76 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 840 9 3 2 20 .714 0 43 3.07 0 0 0 0
1976-77 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7 265 0 3 0 0 .000 0 19 4.30 0 0 0 0
1977-78 32 New England Whalers WHA 55 3246 30 20 3 63 .594 2 174 3.22 1510 1336 .885 0 3 3 4
1978-79 33 New England Whalers WHA 40 2396 17 17 5 39 .500 1 132 3.31 1124 992 .883 0 3 3 35
1979-80 34 Hartford Whalers NHL 30 1754 11 10 8 30 .517 2 107 3.66 0 1 1 10
1980-81 35 Colorado Rockies NHL 37 1909 9 18 4 22 .355 0 151 4.75 0 2 2 51
Career NHL 233 12752 74 99 36 184 .440 10 735 3.46 0 7 7 145
Career WHA 260 15389 141 98 15 297 .585 10 834 3.25 7463 6629 .888 0 10 10 129

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1969-70 24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 180 1 2 2 .333 0 10 3.33 0 0 0 0
1972-73 27 New England Whalers WHA 15 909 12 3 24 .800 0 49 3.23 0 1 1 12
1973-74 28 New England Whalers WHA 7 399 3 4 6 .429 1 21 3.16 0 0 0 0
1974-75 29 New England Whalers WHA 6 366 2 4 4 .333 0 28 4.59 0 0 0 2
1975-76 30 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 17 0 0 0 0 1 3.53 0 0 0 0
1977-78 32 New England Whalers WHA 3 120 0 2 0 .000 0 14 7.00 0 0 0 0
1978-79 33 New England Whalers WHA 4 153 1 2 2 .333 0 12 4.71 0 0 0 0
1979-80 34 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 120 0 2 0 .000 0 10 5.00 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 6 317 1 4 2 .200 0 21 3.97 0 0 0 0
Career WHA 35 1947 18 15 36 .545 1 124 3.82 0 1 1 14

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1961-62 16 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 1 60 0 4 4.00
1964-65 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 3 180 0 20 6.67
1965-66 20 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 22 1320 0 92 4.18
1966-67 21 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 56 3375 24 26 5 53 .482 6 180 3.20
1967-68 22 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 40 2278 23 12 5 51 .638 0 126 3.32
1968-69 23 Tulsa Oilers CHL 8 480 0 22 2.75
1968-69 23 Rochester Americans AHL 34 1979 13 12 7 33 .516 2 114 3.46
1969-70 24 Baltimore Clippers AHL 3 180 0 8 2.67
1979-80 34 Springfield Indians AHL 2 120 1 1 0 2 .500 0 6 3.00
Career AHL 39 2279 14 13 7 35 .515 2 128 3.37
Career CHL 8 480 0 22 2.75
Career CPHL 40 2278 23 12 5 51 .638 0 126 3.32
Career OHA-Jr. 26 1560 0 116 4.46
Career WHL 56 3375 24 26 5 53 .482 6 180 3.20

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1965-66 20 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 14 840 0 37 2.64
1966-67 21 Vancouver Canucks WHL 6 345 1 4 0 2 .200 1 15 2.61
1966-67 21 California Golden Seals WHL 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 4 4.00
1967-68 22 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 4 240 2 2 0 4 .500 0 11 2.75
Career CPHL 4 240 2 2 0 4 .500 0 11 2.75
Career OHA-Jr. 14 840 0 37 2.64
Career WHL 7 405 1 5 0 2 .167 1 19 2.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1968 NHL

Awards

1977-78 WHA Ben Hatskin Trophy

Honors

1977-78 WHA WHA All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played (Goalie)

1969-70 NHL 46 (10)
1970-71 NHL 46 (7)
1971-72 NHL 43 (10)
1972-73 WHA 51 (6)
1973-74 WHA 55 (3)
1974-75 WHA 59 (2)
1977-78 WHA 55 (3)
1978-79 WHA 40 (7)
Career WHA 260 (6)

Wins (Goalie)

1971-72 NHL 18 (8)
1972-73 WHA 31 (3)
1973-74 WHA 30 (2)
1974-75 WHA 33 (1)
 1977-78 WHA 30 (1)
 1978-79 WHA 17 (6)
Career WHA 141 (6)

Losses (Goalie)

1969-70 NHL 20 (7)
1970-71 NHL 22 (4)
1971-72 NHL 20 (6)
1973-74 WHA 21 (6)
1974-75 WHA 21 (7)
1977-78 WHA 20 (5)
1978-79 WHA 17 (5)
1980-81 NHL 18 (10)
Career WHA 98 (7)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1969-70 NHL 8 (9)
1970-71 NHL 9 (4)
1973-74 WHA 2 (7)
1974-75 WHA 4 (1)
 1977-78 WHA 3 (3)
1978-79 WHA 5 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 8 (10)
Career WHA 15 (2)

Points (Goalie)

1972-73 WHA 63 (3)
1973-74 WHA 62 (3)
1974-75 WHA 70 (1)
 1977-78 WHA 63 (1)
 1978-79 WHA 39 (6)
Career WHA 297 (6)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1972-73 WHA .618 (2)
1973-74 WHA .585 (5)
1974-75 WHA .603 (3)
1977-78 WHA .594 (3)
1978-79 WHA .500 (5)
Career WHA .585 (3)

Shutouts

1970-71 NHL 2 (9)
1971-72 NHL 4 (5)
1972-73 WHA 3 (3)
1973-74 WHA 2 (5)
1974-75 WHA 2 (4)
1977-78 WHA 2 (3)
1978-79 WHA 1 (7)
1979-80 NHL 2 (7)
Career WHA 10 (7)

Goals Against

1969-70 NHL 129 (9)
1970-71 NHL 128 (5)
1971-72 NHL 135 (7)
1972-73 WHA 162 (6)
1973-74 WHA 164 (5)
1974-75 WHA 202 (3)
1977-78 WHA 174 (4)
1978-79 WHA 132 (6)
Career WHA 834 (6)

Goals Against Average

1972-73 WHA 3.18 (8)
1973-74 WHA 3.08 (3)
1977-78 WHA 3.22 (1)
 1978-79 WHA 3.31 (4)
Career WHA 3.25 (1)

Transactions

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February 20, 1966: Promoted to Toronto from Toronto (OHA-Jr.) and replaced Gary Smith in third period, February 20, 1966 (Detroit 4, Toronto 1) and in first period, February 23, 1966 (Toronto 3, Chicago 2).

June 11, 1969: Claimed by Pittsburgh from Toronto in Intra-League Draft, June 11, 1969.

June 8, 1971: Claimed by Detroit from Pittsburgh in Intra-League Draft, June 8, 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by New England (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

March 10, 1975: Traded to Buffalo by Detroit for future considerations, March 10, 1975.

August 15, 1977: Signed as a free agent by New England (WHA), August 15, 1977; NHL rights retained by Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

September 4, 1980: Traded to Colorado by Hartford for cash, September 4, 1980.