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Rick Smith

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: June 29, 1948 in Kingston, Ontario

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round (7th overall) of the 1966 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
1968-69 20 Boston Bruins NHL 48 0 5 5 0.10 2 0.03 34 0 22 2 14 29 0 0 0 0 28 0.58 0.0
1969-70 21 Boston Bruins NHL 69 2 8 10 0.14 3 0.05 62 2 66 18 12 65 2 0 0 1 94 1.36 2.1
1970-71 22 Boston Bruins NHL 67 4 19 23 0.34 7 0.11 63 0 48 15 30 44 4 0 0 1 79 1.18 5.1
1971-72 23 2 Teams NHL 78 3 16 19 0.24 6 0.08 106 2 94 26 36 72 3 0 0 0 104 1.33 2.9
1971-72 23 Boston Bruins NHL 61 2 12 14 0.23 5 0.07 90 2 56 21 53 46 2 0 0 0 81 1.33 2.5
1971-72 23 California Golden Seals NHL 17 1 4 5 0.29 2 0.10 16 0 38 5 -17 26 1 0 0 0 23 1.35 4.3
1972-73 24 California Golden Seals NHL 64 9 24 33 0.52 12 0.19 95 25 141 28 -43 77 6 3 0 0 126 1.97 7.1
1973-74 25 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 71 10 28 38 0.54 13 0.19 98 9 0 1 3
1974-75 26 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 78 9 29 38 0.49 14 0.18 12 112 8 1 0 2 158 2.03 5.7
1975-76 27 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 51 1 32 33 0.65 10 0.19 1 50 101 1.98 1.0
1975-76 27 St. Louis Blues NHL 24 1 7 8 0.33 3 0.11 28 5 35 14 2 18 1 0 0 0 32 1.33 3.1
1976-77 28 2 Teams NHL 64 6 17 23 0.36 8 0.13 81 1 76 16 20 36 6 0 0 0 83 1.30 7.2
1976-77 28 St. Louis Blues NHL 18 0 1 1 0.06 0 0.02 11 0 21 7 -3 6 0 0 0 0 11 0.61 0.0
1976-77 28 Boston Bruins NHL 46 6 16 22 0.48 8 0.17 70 1 55 9 23 30 6 0 0 0 72 1.57 8.3
1977-78 29 Boston Bruins NHL 79 7 29 36 0.46 12 0.15 140 8 87 25 70 69 7 0 0 0 116 1.47 6.0
1978-79 30 Boston Bruins NHL 65 7 18 25 0.38 9 0.14 83 0 78 15 20 46 7 0 0 1 78 1.20 9.0
1979-80 31 Boston Bruins NHL 78 8 18 26 0.33 10 0.12 78 0 76 20 22 62 8 0 0 2 85 1.09 9.4
1980-81 32 2 Teams NHL 51 5 6 11 0.22 4 0.09 49 7 54 14 2 42 3 2 0 2 42 0.82 11.9
1980-81 32 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11 0 2 2 0.18 1 0.06 5 0 11 1 -5 6 0 0 0 0 7 0.64 0.0
1980-81 32 Washington Capitals NHL 40 5 4 9 0.23 4 0.09 44 7 43 13 7 36 3 2 0 2 35 0.88 14.3
Career 11 Seasons NHL 687 52 167 219 0.32 77 0.11 819 50 777 193 185 560 47 5 0 7 867 1.26 6.0
Career 3 Seasons WHA 200 20 89 109 0.55 37 0.18 13 260 17 1 1 5 259 2.01 3.9

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
1968-69 20 Boston Bruins NHL 9 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0
1969-70 21 Boston Bruins NHL SC 14 1 3 4 0.29 17 1 0 0 0
1970-71 22 Boston Bruins NHL 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
1973-74 25 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 11 0 1 1 0.09 22 0
1974-75 26 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 12 2 7 9 0.75 6 0
1975-76 27 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 1 1 0.33 4 0 0 0 0
1976-77 28 Boston Bruins NHL 14 0 9 9 0.64 14 0 0 0 0
1977-78 29 Boston Bruins NHL 15 1 5 6 0.40 18 1 0 0 0
1978-79 30 Boston Bruins NHL 11 0 4 4 0.36 12 0 0 0 0
1979-80 31 Boston Bruins NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 2 1 0 0 0
Career 8 Seasons NHL 1 78 3 23 26 0.33 73 3 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WHA 23 2 8 10 0.43 28 0

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
1965-66 17 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 47 2 16 18 0.38 60
1966-67 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 48 2 17 19 0.40 74
1967-68 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 49 5 36 41 0.84 123
1968-69 20 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 19 5 10 15 0.79 37
1974-75 26 Canada Summit-74 7 0 0 0 0.00 12
1976-77 28 Kansas City Blues CHL 7 1 6 7 1.00 11
Career 2 Seasons CHL 26 6 16 22 0.85 48
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 144 9 69 78 0.54 257
Career 1 Season Summit-74 7 0 0 0 0.00 12

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
1965-66 17 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 5 1 1 2 0.40 6
1966-67 18 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 17 4 14 18 1.06 35
1967-68 19 Hamilton Red Wings OHA-Jr. 11 2 9 11 1.00 33
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 33 7 24 31 0.94 74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1971-72 NHL 78 (4)
1974-75 WHA 78 (3)

Total Goals Against

1972-73 NHL 141 (4)

Plus/Minus

1977-78 NHL 70 (3)
Career NHL 185 (66)

Penalties in Minutes

Career WHA 260 (99)

Transactions

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February 12, 1972: Selected by Miami-Philadelphia (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

February 23, 1972: Traded to California by Boston with Reggie Leach and Bob Stewart for Carol Vadnais and Don O'Donoghue, February 23, 1972.

May, 1972: WHA rights traded to Minnesota (WHA) by Philadelphia (WHA) for Bill Young, cash and future considerations, May, 1972.

October 22, 1975: Traded to St. Louis by California for cash, October 22, 1975.

December 20, 1976: Traded to Boston by St. Louis for Joe Zanussi, December 20, 1976.

October 10, 1980: Claimed by Detroit from Boston in Waiver Draft, October 10, 1980.

November 7, 1980: Claimed on waivers by Washington from Detroit, November 7, 1980.