Guy Smith (ice hockey, born 1950) explained

Guy Smith
Played For:New England Whalers (WHA)
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:2 January 1950
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Wha Draft:WHA Player selection
Wha Draft Year:1972
Wha Draft Team:New England Whalers
Career Start:1972
Career End:1977

Guy Smith (born January 2, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Early life

Smith was born in Ottawa. He played minor ice hockey in Brantford, Ontario, and participated in the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Six Nations of the Grand River youth team.[1]

Career

Smith attended the University of New Hampshire, where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey as a standout player with the New Hampshire Wildcats men's ice hockey team. During the 1972–73 and 1973–74 WHA seasons, Smith played 38 regular season and 11 playoff games with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association.[2]

The Guy Smith Award is presented annually to the team's best offensive player.[3]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1971–72[4]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team1972

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-01. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. http://www.whalershockey.com/roster.asp?image=on&sort=pg+DESC Hartford/New England Whalers All-Time Roster
  3. Web site: UNHWildcats.com - University of New Hampshire Official Athletics Website - Micflikier, Winnik named MVP at Wildcat hockey banquet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714111616/http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/2005-06/releases/archivepage.cfm-pid=5F964F5E-BDB7-0F43-AE44022FC6166D51.htm . July 14, 2015 . December 11, 2011.
  4. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.