Deletion of Dave Smith (ice hockey, born 1951)

Comment: or '''Redirect''' to 1971–72 St. Louis Blues season#Draft picks. As a four year pro he likely passes GNG. The Kansas City Blues were the top farm team of the St. Louis Blues, and the Fort Worth Wings were the top farm team of the Detroit Red Wings. Even under the new higher bar of NHOCKEY this player should meet the criteria for presumption of notability in the same way an AHL player of today would pass NHOCKEY. Note: When this ice hockey bio article was created it clearly met the criteria for inclusion under NHOCKEY. Recently, however, the NHOCKEY bar has been raised, and this nominator has been on a tear to delete articles which now may fall short of the newly raised bar. The sheer volume of AfD nominations by this editor (37-plus in the last three days alone) makes it impossible to fully research all of the articles to prove they meet GNG. Expecting any editor to properly research this large number of articles for GNG sources is not realistic or fair, especially when one considers that many of these AfDs require searching pre-Internet sources. Going straight to AfD with this many nominations, without first using PRODs or appropriate tagging, is disruptive. The nom should be reminded that deletion is a last resort, and per  should only be used after other alternatives have been fully explored
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:BEFORE)