Steve Smith (ice hockey player, April 30, 1963)

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ScotlandScotland CanadaCanada  Steve Smith Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 30, 1963
place of birth Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom
size 191 cm
Weight 98 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1981 , 6th lap, 111th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1980-1983 London Knights
1983 Brantford Alexander
1983-1984 Moncton Alpines
1984-1985 Nova Scotia Oilers
1985-1991 Edmonton Oilers
1991-1997 Chicago Blackhawks
1998-2000 Calgary Flames

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Coaching stations
1997-1998 Calgary Flames (Assistant Coach)
2008-2010 Chicago Blackhawks (Scout)
2010-2014 Edmonton Oilers (assistant coach)
2014-2018 Carolina Hurricanes (Assistant Coach)
since 2018 Buffalo Sabers (assistant coach)

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James Stephen "Steve" Smith (born April 30, 1963 in Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom ) is a former Scottish- Canadian ice hockey player and current coach who played 938 games for the Edmonton Oilers during his active career between 1980 and 2001 , Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary Flames played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . During this time he won the Stanley Cup three times with the Edmonton Oilers . Since July 2018, Smith has been working as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabers in the NHL.

Career

Smith was in the Scottish capital Glasgow born, but grew up in Canada Cobourg in the province of Ontario on. In the junior division he played from 1980 to 1983 for the London Knights and Brantford Alexanders in the Ontario Hockey League . During this time he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round in 111th position.

After Smith had gained first experience in the American Hockey League with the Oilers' farm teams in the 1983/84 and 1984/85 seasons , he made the leap into the Edmontons squad for the 1985/86 season . With the team he failed this season in the second round of the play-off at the big competitor and eventual champions Calgary Flames , where the defender in the seventh game of the series with an own goal - the goal was well written for Calgary's Lanny McDonald - the defeat and with it the departure of Edmonton was partly to blame. In the following years Smith developed into a permanent fixture in the defensive network of the Oilers and won the Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1987, 1988 and 1990 respectively . In the summer of 1991, the defender moved to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defender Dave Manson and a third-round vote in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft .

With the Blackhawks, Smith reached the Stanley Cup final again in the 1991/92 season and in the following year he had his personal best season with 57 scorer points. The two successful years were followed by four years marked by injuries. Two broken legs and permanent back problems finally moved Smith to sit out after the end of the 1996/97 season . Smith found a job as assistant coach with the Calgary Flames under head coach Brian Sutter for the 1997/98 season . For the 1998/99 season Smith returned to the ice for the Flames, but resigned from his coaching position. After a nearly injury-free year, Smith was appointed team captain for the 1999/2000 game year . However, since the back problems quickly returned, the defender only played 20 games. This continued into the following season, so that on December 7, 2000, at the age of 37, he retired from active sports.

After a long break, Smith found a job as a scout with his ex-team Chicago Blackhawks in the summer of 2008 , before returning to the dugout for the 2010/11 season . Under the head coaches Tom Renney , Ralph Krueger and Dallas Eakins , he worked as an assistant coach at the Edmonton Oilers until the summer of 2014. In the summer of 2014 he moved - continuing to work in the same position - to league competitor Carolina Hurricanes , who built up a new team of coaches around head coach Bill Peters . In Carolina he was active for four years before he and Peters were dismissed and a little later in July 2018, the Buffalo Sabers hired him in the same position .

International

Smith represented his adopted home Canada in the 1991 Canada Cup , which the Canadians won by two victories over the United States in the best-of-three final series. The defender played all eight tournament games and prepared the equalizer for the 3: 3 final in the preliminary round match against the USSR . In addition, he collected 30 penalty minutes in the course of the tournament.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 London Knights OHL 62 4th 12 16 141 - - - - -
1981/82 London Knights OHL 58 10 36 46 207 4th 1 2 3 13
1982/83 London Knights OHL 50 6th 35 41 133 3 1 0 1 10
1982/83 Moncton Alpines AHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1983/84 Brantford Alexander OHL 7th 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1983/84 Moncton Alpines AHL 64 1 8th 9 176 - - - - -
1984/85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1984/85 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 68 2 28 30th 161 5 0 3 3 40
1985/86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 4th 0 2 2 11 - - - - -
1985/86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 4th 20th 24 166 6th 0 1 1 14th
1986/87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 7th 15th 22nd 165 15th 1 3 4th 45
1987/88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 12 43 55 286 19th 1 11 12 55
1988/89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 3 19th 22nd 97 7th 2 2 4th 20th
1989/90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 7th 34 41 171 22nd 5 10 15th 37
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 13 41 54 193 18th 1 2 3 45
1991/92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 76 9 21st 30th 304 18th 1 11 12 16
1992/93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 10 47 57 214 4th 0 0 0 10
1993/94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 5 22nd 27 174 - - - - -
1994/95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 48 1 12 13 128 16 0 1 1 26th
1995/96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 37 0 9 9 71 6th 0 0 0 16
1996/97 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 21st 0 0 0 29 3 0 0 0 4th
1997/98 without a contract not played due to assistant coaching position in Calgary
1998/99 Calgary Flames NHL 69 1 14th 15th 80 - - - - -
1999/00 Calgary Flames NHL 20th 0 4th 4th 42 - - - - -
2000/01 Calgary Flames NHL 13 0 2 2 17th - - - - -
OHL total 177 21st 84 105 481 7th 2 2 4th 23
AHL total 138 3 38 41 348 5 0 3 3 40
NHL overall 804 72 303 375 2139 134 11 41 52 288

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 8th 0 1 1 30th
Seniors total 8th 0 1 1 30th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Smith, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, James Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish-Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow , Scotland