Dallas Smith

Dallas Smith
Date of birth	October 10, 1941
place of birth	Hamiota , Manitoba , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	79 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1958-1960	Estevan Bruins
1960-1961	Boston Bruins
1961–1962	Pittsburgh Hornets
1962-1964	Portland Buckaroos
1964-1965	San Francisco Seals
1965-1966	Oklahoma City Blazers
1966-1977	Boston Bruins
1977-1988	New York Rangers

Dallas Earl Smith (born October 10, 1941 in Hamiota , Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (defender) who played for the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1959 to 1978 .

Career

After a few years with the Estevan Bruins in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , the Boston Bruins brought him to the 1959/60 season for five games in the NHL. After he had spent the following year completely with the Bruins, he played the next seasons with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the American Hockey League and with the Portland Buckaroos and the San Francisco Seals in the Western Hockey League .

From the 1965/66 season Smith came back to Boston, but also played in the Central Professional Hockey League with the Oklahoma City Blazers . It was only when the NHL was expanded by six additional teams that he made the breakthrough in the 1967/68 season . This year the plus / minus rating was introduced for the first time , which he led with +33. Smith played in a row with the young attacking Bobby Orr and took over the defensive duties of the defensive duo.

From 1971 to 1974 he played four times in a row in the NHL All-Star Game . After the 1976/77 season he announced his retirement, but his former teammate Phil Esposito persuaded him to play for another year for the New York Rangers . However, he was not satisfied with his performance in New York and regretted his return. At the end of the season, he hung up his skates for good.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	16	890	55	252	307	959
Playoffs	10	86	3	29	32	128

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1970 and 1972

Personal awards

• CPHL Second All-Star Team: 1966
• Leader of the plus / minus rating: 1968 (the NHL Plus / Minus Award has been given for this since 1983 )
• Participation in the NHL All-Star Game : 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974

Web links

• Dallas Smith at hockeydb.com (English)
• Dallas Smith at legendsofhockey.net (English)