Derrick Smith (ice hockey)

Derrick Smith (born January 22, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.[1]

Derrick Smith
Born (1965-01-22) January 22, 1965
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for
NHL Draft 44th overall, 1983
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1984–1999

Career

Smith was born and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. He played junior hockey for Scarborough's Wexford Raiders, then joined the Peterborough Petes of the major junior Ontario Hockey League.

He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. He debuted as a professional with Philadelphia in 1984. He played seven seasons with Philadelphia before joining the Minnesota North Stars as a free agent in 1991. He would play 34 games in the NHL for the Stars organization, finishing his career in the minors in 1999.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 45 35 47 82 40 — — — — —
1982–83 Peterborough Petes OHL 70 16 19 35 47 — — — — —
1983–84 Peterborough Petes OHL 70 30 36 66 31 8 4 4 8 7
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 17 22 39 31 19 2 5 7 16
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 6 6 12 57 4 0 0 0 10
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 11 21 32 34 26 6 4 10 26
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 16 8 24 104 7 0 0 0 6
1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 16 14 30 43 19 5 2 7 12
1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 55 3 6 9 32 — — — — —
1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 72 11 10 21 37 — — — — —
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 33 2 4 6 33 7 1 0 1 9
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 6 1 5 6 4 — — — — —
1992–93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 52 22 13 35 43 — — — — —
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 77 44 37 81 90 5 0 0 0 18
1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 68 30 21 51 103 16 3 8 11 8
1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 69 15 26 41 79 10 4 3 7 16
1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 68 8 21 29 55 4 1 0 1 16
1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 64 15 26 41 39 4 1 1 2 2
1998–99 Baton Rouge Kingfish ECHL 6 3 7 10 9 6 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 537 82 92 174 373 82 14 11 25 79

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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