Billy Dee Smith
Billy Dee Smith (born June 30, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was also a member of the gold medal winning Canadian lacrosse team at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship.
| Born | June 30, 1982 St. Catharines, Ontario |
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| Nationality | Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Defense |
| NLL draft | 3rd overall, 2002 Buffalo Bandits |
| NLL team | Rochester Knighthawks |
| MLL team Former teams | Free Agent Hamilton Nationals |
| MSL team | Six Nations Chiefs |
| Pro career | 2003– |
Smith was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2009 NLL season.[1] Injuries have limited his career.
In 2019, Smith was announced as part of Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League as a member of Chaos Lacrosse Club.[2]
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Buffalo | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2007 | Buffalo | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Buffalo | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Buffalo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2012 | Buffalo | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2013 | Buffalo | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2014 | Buffalo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 138 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 386 | 457 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 60 | |||
References
- "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media". Retrieved June 23, 2019.
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