| Hooley Smith | |||||||||||||||||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1903-01-07)January 7, 1903 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 24, 1963(1963-08-24) (aged 60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre/Right Wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Toronto Granites Ottawa Senators Montreal Maroons Boston Bruins New York Americans | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1921–1941 | ||||||||||||||||
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Reginald Joseph "Hooley" Smith (January 7, 1903 – August 24, 1963) was a Canadian professionalice hockeyforward who played for theOttawa Senators,Montreal Maroons,Boston Bruins andNew York Americans between 1924 and 1941. He won theStanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal. Prior to turning professional he played at the1924 Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal with theCanada national team. He is possibly the firstNational Hockey League player to wear a helmet.[citation needed]
Born inToronto,Ontario, Smith played amateur hockey for theToronto Granites team that won theAllan Cup and a gold medal for Canada at the1924 Winter Olympics.[1] He had an outstanding Olympic ice hockey tournament, scoring 17 goals and 33 points in five games.
He started his professional career with the 'Super Six' of the Ottawa Senators the following winter. In his first season with Ottawa, he received a head injury. When he returned to play he wore a jockey-type helmet to protect his head. In 1926–27, Ottawa won the Stanley Cup against Boston. It was the last game that Smith played with Ottawa. After attacking Harry Oliver in the final game of that series, he was suspended for a month of the following year. Ottawa had lost money during the season despite winning the Stanley Cup and the team sold Smith to the Montreal Maroons.
As a member of the Maroons, Hooley would be a part of one of the best early forward lines inNHL history, the "S line". He,Nels Stewart andAlbert "Babe" Siebert made up the famous line that was feared throughout the NHL. Smith was named captain of the Maroons and was their captain when the team won its final Stanley Cup in 1935.
By the mid-1930s the Maroons were experiencing financial difficulties and he was sold to Boston, where he only played for one season. He then was sold to the New York Americans. Starting with 1938–39, he played defence for the Americans until1941 after which he retired. From the1940 season, he held the NHL mark for career games played, which he held until1944, when surpassed byDit Clapper.
Hooley Smith died as a result of a heart attack on August 24, 1963, atSt. Mary's Hospital inMontreal.[2] At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the famed "S" line. He was inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1919–20 | Toronto Beaches | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto Granites | OHA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto Granites | OHA Sr | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1922–23 | Toronto Granites | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1923–24 | Toronto Granites | Exhib | 15 | 10 | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 10 | 13 | 23 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1925–26 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 28 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1926–27 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 43 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 125 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1927–28 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 34 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1928–29 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 41 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 42 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 39 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 43 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 47 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 46 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 47 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | New York Americans | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1939–40 | New York Americans | NHL | 47 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | New York Americans | NHL | 41 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 715 | 200 | 225 | 445 | 1,013 | 54 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 109 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Canada | OLY | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
Source: Legends of Hockey[3]
| Preceded by | Montreal Maroons captain 1932–36 | Succeeded by |
