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| Sid Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith in the 1950s | |||
| Born | (1925-07-11)July 11, 1925 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | April 29, 2004(2004-04-29) (aged 78) Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | AHL Pittsburgh Hornets NHL Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1958 | ||
Sidney James Smith (July 11, 1925 – April 29, 2004) was aNational Hockey Leagueleft winger who played with theToronto Maple Leafs for 12 seasons. He was the Leafs team captain from1955 to 1956.
Born inToronto,Ontario, and attendedDe La Salle College, Smith began his career in minor leagues in Toronto and later with theOshawa Generals in theOntario Hockey League. He attended Essex School and resided at 1 Burnfield Avenue inSeaton.[citation needed]
Having played 45 games in two championship seasons for the Maple Leafs, he spent most of the 1948–49 season in the AHL with thePittsburgh Hornets before he was called back to Toronto. After playing just one regular season game Smith scored a hat-trick in Game 2 on theStanley Cup finals to help Toronto to a four-games sweep of theDetroit Red Wings. Smith had six consecutive seasons with 20 or more goals, a distinction held by the greatGordie Howe. Smith retired in the 1957–1958 season and later became a player-coach with theWhitby Dunlops, a senior team in theOntario Hockey Association in 1957.[1] 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.[citation needed]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–44 | De La Salle College | Big-10 Jr. B | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1944–45 | Oshawa Generals | OHA-Jr. | 20 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Porcupine Combines | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Staffords | OHA-Sr. | 13 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 15 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 30 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 68 | 55 | 57 | 112 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA-Sr. | 28 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA-Sr. | 51 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Whitby Dunlops | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 601 | 186 | 183 | 369 | 94 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Preceded by | Toronto Maple Leafs captain 1955–56 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theLady Byng Trophy 1952 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theLady Byng Trophy 1955 | Succeeded by |