Rick Smith

Rick Smith (born June 29, 1948 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing Career==
Smith was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in the second round (7th overall) in the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft from the Hamilton Red Wings. He played in Boston from 1968–69 to 1971–72. Boston traded him in 1972 to the California Golden Seals. He played there until the end of the next season (1972–73) when he left the NHL for the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints. In 1975–76 Smith returned to the NHL to play for the St. Louis Blues. He would remain with the Blues until the 1976–77 NHL season when he returned to the Boston Bruins. In 1980 Rick Smith would leave Boston to play one more NHL season split between the Detroit Red Wings (11 games) and the Washington Capitals (40 games). He won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 1970.
===NHL Career Stats===
*Regular season games played: 687
*Regular season goals: 52
*Regular season assists: 167
*Regular season points: 219
*Regular season penalty minutes: 560
*Playoff games played: 78
*Playoff goals: 3
*Playoff assists: 23
*Playoff points: 26
*Playoff penalty minutes: 73
===WHA Career Stats===
*Regular season games played: 200
*Regular season goals: 20
*Regular season assists: 89
*Regular season points: 109
*Regular season penalty minutes: 260
*Playoff games played: 23
*Playoff goals: 2
*Playoff assists: 8
*Playoff points: 10
*Playoff penalty minutes: 28
==Gallery==
Sanderson_goal-5Dec1970.gif|Derek Sanderson scores from Rick Smith, December 5, 1970.
Apr1971-Cheevers_w_puck.jpg|Gerry Cheevers during a playoff game, April 1971.
==External Links==
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*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
*Picture of Rick Smith's name on the 1970 Stanley Cup plaque
Category:Born in 1948
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Hamilton Red Wings alumni
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1977) players
Category:Kansas City Blues players
Category:Retired in 1981