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Derek Smith

Position: C/LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: July 31, 1954 in Quebec City, Quebec

Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 10th round (168th overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1976-77 22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1977-78 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 36 3 3 6 0.17 2 0.07 9 1 12 0 -4 0 3 0 0 0 25 0.69 12.0
1978-79 24 Buffalo Sabres NHL 43 14 12 26 0.60 11 0.25 35 9 32 1 -5 8 11 3 0 0 85 1.98 16.5
1979-80 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 24 39 63 0.80 24 0.31 102 33 36 0 33 16 16 8 0 3 137 1.73 17.5
1980-81 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 69 21 43 64 0.93 24 0.34 99 41 44 0 14 12 10 11 0 2 166 2.41 12.7
1981-82 27 2 Teams NHL 61 9 15 24 0.39 9 0.15 43 7 44 4 -4 12 9 0 0 0 97 1.59 9.3
1981-82 27 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 3 1 4 0.33 2 0.15 9 2 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 15 1.25 20.0
1981-82 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 6 14 20 0.41 7 0.15 34 5 36 3 -4 10 6 0 0 0 82 1.67 7.3
1982-83 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 7 4 11 0.26 5 0.11 24 2 31 2 -7 12 6 1 0 0 50 1.19 14.0
Career 7 Seasons NHL 335 78 116 194 0.58 75 0.22 312 93 200 7 26 60 55 23 0 5 560 1.67 13.9

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1975-76 21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1977-78 23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 3 3 6 0.75 7 3 0 0 0
1979-80 25 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 5 7 12 0.92 4 2 3 0 1
1980-81 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 8 1 4 5 0.63 2 0 1 0 0
Career 4 Seasons NHL 30 9 14 23 0.77 13 5 4 0 1

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 53 6 11 17 0.32 10
1972-73 18 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 63 52 46 98 1.56 32
1973-74 19 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 69 47 45 92 1.33 40
1974-75 20 Charlotte Checkers SHL 4 4 3 7 1.75 0
1974-75 20 Hershey Bears AHL 64 11 16 27 0.42 10
1975-76 21 Hershey Bears AHL 67 28 32 60 0.90 14
1976-77 22 Hershey Bears AHL 65 31 31 62 0.95 20
1977-78 23 Hershey Bears AHL 5 2 2 4 0.80 2
1982-83 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 11 6 4 10 0.91 2
1983-84 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 61 16 29 45 0.74 10
Career 6 Seasons AHL 273 94 114 208 0.76 58
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 185 105 102 207 1.12 82
Career 1 Season SHL 4 4 3 7 1.75 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 17 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 18 2 4 6 0.33 22
1972-73 18 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 9 3 4 7 0.78 6
1973-74 19 Ottawa 67's OHA-Jr. 7 0 5 5 0.71 0
1974-75 20 Hershey Bears AHL 11 7 3 10 0.91 0
1975-76 21 Hershey Bears AHL 10 4 5 9 0.90 4
1976-77 22 Hershey Bears AHL 6 3 1 4 0.67 2
1982-83 28 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6 1 2 3 0.50 0
1983-84 29 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 10 1 0 0 0.00 0
Career 5 Seasons AHL 43 16 11 26 0.60 6
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 34 5 13 18 0.53 28

Transactions

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December 2, 1981: Traded to Detroit by Buffalo with Danny Gare and Jim Schoenfeld for Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt and Brent Peterson, December 2, 1981.