Sid Smith (ice hockey)
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Sidney James Smith (July 11, 1925 - April 29, 2004) was a NHL player and played Left Wing with the Toronto Maple Leafs for 12 seasons. He was the Leafs team captain from 1955 to 1956.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Smith began his career in minor leagues in Toronto and later with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League.
Having played 45 games in two championship seasons for the Maple Leafs, he spent most of the 1948-49 season in the AHL with the Pittsburgh Hornets before he was called back to Toronto. After playing just one regular season game Smith scored an hat-trick in Game 2 on the Stanley Cup finals to help Toronto to a four-games sweep of the Detroit Red Wings.
Smith had six consecutive seasons with 20 or more goals, a distinction held by the great Gordie Howe.
Awards won by Smith include:
- Four Stanley Cup championships 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51
- Two Lady Byng Trophies in 1951-52 and 1954-55.
- Selected for the Second All-Star Team in 1950-51 and 1951-52, and for the First All-Star Team in 1954-55
Smith retired in the 1957-1958 season and later became a player-coach with the Whitby Dunlops, a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association in 1957.
Smith played 601 regular season games scoring 186 goals and 183 assists for 369 points. \in 44 play-off games, he scored 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points.
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| Preceded by Ted Kennedy |
Toronto Maple Leafs Captains 1955-56 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Thomson |
| Preceded by Red Kelly |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1952 |
Succeeded by Red Kelly |
| Preceded by Red Kelly |
Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1955 |
Succeeded by Earl Reibel |
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