Robert "Bobby" Smith (born
February 12, 1958 in
North
Sydney
, Nova
Scotia
) is a retired Canadian
professional
ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League.
As a junior playing for the
Ottawa 67's
in the
Ontario Major
Junior Hockey League, Smith set league records for most points
and most assists in a single season, with 69 goals and 123 assists,
totalling 192 points. Smith beat out
Wayne
Gretzky (182 points) for the
1977–78 OMJHL scoring title,
and the
Eddie Powers
Memorial Trophy. He was drafted first overall in the
1978 NHL Amateur Draft by
Minnesota.
Smith won the
Calder Trophy in
1979 and the
Stanley Cup in
1986 with Montreal. He is
currently the majority owner of
QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads, for whom his son
Daniel currently plays.
Smith also served as general manager of the
Phoenix Coyotes from
1997 to
2000.
Career statistics
| |
|
Regular season |
|
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| 1975–76 |
Ottawa 67's |
OHL |
62 |
24 |
34 |
58 |
21 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| 1976–77 |
Ottawa 67's |
OHL |
64 |
65 |
70 |
135 |
52 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
32 |
29 |
| 1977–78 |
Ottawa 67's |
OHL |
61 |
69 |
123* |
192* |
44 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
30 |
10 |
| 1978–79 |
Minnesota North
Stars |
NHL |
80 |
30 |
44 |
74 |
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1979–80 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
61 |
27 |
56 |
83 |
24 |
15 |
1 |
13 |
14 |
9 |
| 1980–81 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
78 |
29 |
64 |
93 |
73 |
19 |
8 |
17 |
25 |
13 |
| 1981–82 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
80 |
43 |
71 |
114 |
82 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
| 1982–83 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
77 |
24 |
53 |
77 |
81 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
| 1983–84 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
10 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1983–84 |
Montreal
Canadiens |
NHL |
70 |
26 |
37 |
63 |
62 |
15 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
| 1984–85 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
65 |
16 |
40 |
56 |
59 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
30 |
| 1985–86 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
79 |
31 |
55 |
86 |
55 |
20 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
22 |
| 1986–87 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
80 |
28 |
47 |
75 |
72 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
19 |
| 1987–88 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
78 |
27 |
66 |
93 |
78 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
| 1988–89 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
80 |
32 |
51 |
83 |
69 |
21 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
46 |
| 1989–90 |
Montreal Canadiens |
NHL |
53 |
12 |
14 |
26 |
35 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 1990–91 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
73 |
15 |
31 |
46 |
60 |
23 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
56 |
| 1991–92 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
68 |
9 |
37 |
46 |
109 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 1992–93 |
Minnesota North Stars |
NHL |
45 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
| OHA totals |
187 |
158 |
227 |
385 |
117 |
47 |
33 |
32 |
65 |
43 |
| NHL totals |
1077 |
357 |
679 |
1036 |
917 |
184 |
64 |
96 |
160 |
245 |
* denotes a league record
See also
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