Al Smith (hockey)
| Al Smith | |||
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| Born |
November 10, 1945 Toronto, ON, CAN |
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| Died | August 7, 2002 (aged 56) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL WHA |
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| Playing career | 1964–1981 | ||
AHL
Rochester Americans
Springfield Indians
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Buffalo Sabres
Colorado Rockies
Hartford Whalers
WHA
New England Whalers
Allan Robert Smith (November 10, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario – August 7, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He died in 2002 as a result of pancreatic cancer.
Smith began junior hockey in 1961 with the Toronto Marlboros. In 1962 he began playing for the Lakeshore Bruins of the OHA before rejoining the Marlboros in the 1964–65 season.
Late in the 1965–66 NHL season, Smith played two games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, winning one of them and posting a 1.94 goals against average. In 1966 he was sent to the Maple Leaf farm team in Victoria, British Columbia (also called the Maple Leafs) where he started 56 games. He was moved to the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks for the 1967 playoffs, where he played in 6 games, posting a 2.61 GAA and got one shutout. That year he also appeared in one game for the San Francisco Seals in the WHL playoffs.
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