Steve Smith (ice hockey, born April 4, 1963)
Steven Smith (born April 4, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres in 18 National Hockey League (NHL) games.
| Steve Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 4, 1963 Trenton, Ontario | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres | ||
| NHL Draft |
16th overall, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1993 | ||
Playing career
Smith was drafted 16th overall in the 1st round of 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Despite being drafted in the first round and being regarded as a highly rated prospect, Smith was unable to parlay his talent into an NHL career. As such, he will always be regarded as an NHL draft bust. He played most of his professional career in the minors but did play parts of 5 seasons in the NHL. He played for the Flyers (1984–85 to 1986–87) and the Buffalo Sabres (1988–89). During those 4 seasons, he played 18 games managing no goals and one assist for one point and 15 penalty minutes.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Belleville Bobcats | OPJHL | 42 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 61 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 143 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 60 | ||
| 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 50 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 179 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1982–83 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 55 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 139 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | ||
| 1983–84 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 70 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 49 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | ||
| 1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 191 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 132 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 35 | ||
| 1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 42 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | EK Zell am See | AUT | 28 | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | EV MAK Bruneck | ITA | 16 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | EV MAK Bruneck | AL | 30 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 451 | 44 | 133 | 177 | 841 | 59 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 117 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Mike Stothers |
Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick 1981 |
Succeeded by Ron Sutter |