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| Rod Smylie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1895-09-28)September 28, 1895 | ||
| Died | March 4, 1985(1985-03-04) (aged 89) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto St. Patricks Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1920–1926 | ||
Roderick Thomas Smylie (September 28, 1895 – March 4, 1985) was a Canadianice hockey player. Smylie played six seasons in theNational Hockey League for theToronto St. Patricks andOttawa Senators. He won theStanley Cup in1922 with Toronto. He was the last surviving member of the 1921–22 Stanley Cup championship team.
Smylie was born in Toronto. In 1915–16, Smylie played junior hockey for the Toronto R & AA team. In 1916, he enrolled in theUniversity of Toronto and joined theU of T Dental College senior team. He played four seasons with the Dentals, including anAllan Cup series in 1917. In 1920, Smylie started his professional career with the Toronto St. Patricks. Smylie played three seasons with the St. Pats, including the 1922 Stanley Cup championship. In 1923–24, Smylie played one season for the Ottawa Senators, before returning to Toronto for two more seasons with the St. Pats before retiring from ice hockey.[1]
After his hockey career, he continued aphysician and practiced atSt. Michael's Hospital inToronto. He has been described as the firstsurgeon to play in the NHL.[2] His sons Rod andDoug both played professional football for theToronto Argonauts and won theGrey Cup in1952.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1915–16 | Toronto R&AA | OHA Jr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1916–17 | Toronto Dentals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1917–18 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918–19 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1919–20 | Toronto Dentals | OHA Sr | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1923–23 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1923–24 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 74 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||