Derrick Smith (ice hockey)

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	Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars
NHL Draft	44th overall, 1983 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1984–1999

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.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database