Alex Smith (ice hockey)

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Alex Smith
Born (1902-04-02)2 April 1902
Bootle, Liverpool, England
Died 29 November 1963(1963-11-29) (aged 61)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Detroit Falcons
Boston Bruins
New York Americans
Playing career 1924–1937

Alexander "Boots" Smith (2 April 1902 – 29 November 1963) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans between 1924 and 1935. He won the Stanley Cup in 1927 with Ottawa. He was born in Bootle, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.

He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame in 2009.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1922–23 Ottawa Gunners OCHL 3 1 0 1 0
1923–24 Ottawa Collegiate Institute HS-ON
1924–25 Ottawa Rideaus OCHL 11 7 1 8 3 0 0 0 0
1924–25 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 4
1925–26 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 0 0 0 36 2 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 4 1 5 58 6 0 0 0 8
1927–28 Ottawa Senators NHL 44 9 4 13 90 2 0 0 0 4
1928–29 Ottawa Senators NHL 44 1 7 8 96
1929–30 Ottawa Senators NHL 43 2 6 8 91 2 0 0 0 4
1930–31 Ottawa Senators NHL 37 5 6 11 73
1931–32 Detroit Falcons NHL 48 6 8 14 47 2 0 0 0 4
1932–33 Ottawa Senators NHL 34 2 0 2 42
1932–33 Boston Bruins NHL 15 5 4 9 30 5 0 2 2 6
1933–34 Boston Bruins NHL 45 4 6 10 32
1934–35 New York Americans NHL 48 3 8 11 46
1935–36 Ottawa RCAF Flyers OCHL
NHL totals 443 41 50 91 645 19 0 2 2 26

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Fall 2009

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