Alf Smith (ice hockey)
| Alf Smith | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1962 | |||
Alf Smith as a member of the 1905 Ottawa Silver Seven
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| Born |
June 3, 1873 Ottawa, ON, CAN |
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| Died | August 21, 1953 (aged 80) Ottawa, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Ottawa Hockey Club | ||
| Playing career | 1894–1909 | ||
Alfred Edward "Alf" Smith (June 3, 1873 in Ottawa, Ontario – August 21, 1953 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, (a.k.a. Silver Seven) and Kenora Thistles. He had two brothers who played senior-level hockey Harry Smith and Tommy Smith. He was captain of the team and also coached the team.
Smith began his hockey career playing for the Ottawa Hockey Club (Ottawa HC) of the AHAC in the 1890s. In 1897 he retired from the Ottawa HC. In 1898, he played for the Ottawa Capitals intermediate team, but did not finish the season because he was ruled to be ineligible. In 1896, Smith had accepted a $100 bonus for play with the Capitals lacrosse team. By 1898, the Amateur Athletic Association of Canada ruled that he was ineligible for play in amateur hockey. He would not play for several years, but did coach the Ottawa Hockey Club to the 1901 CAHL title.
In 1901–02, he returned to active play, as a professional, in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League for Pittsburgh. The following year he returned to Canada to coach the Ottawa HC to their first Stanley Cup championship against the Montreal Victorias in 1903. In 1903–04 he became reinstated as an amateur and he returned to play, playing right wing on a line that featured "One Eyed" Frank McGee. As a player-coach, he would eventually lead the team to consecutive Stanley Cup victories in 1904, 1905, and 1906, the club by then known as the Silver Seven.
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