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Billy Smith

Canadian ice hockey player

PersonAge 75humanQ863224

Also known as William John Smith

Born: December 12, 1950
Birthplace: Perth
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in NHL.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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Height: 178 cm

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William John Smith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1970, Smith went through the minor leagues for two years before making his professional debut in 1972, where he won one of his five starts. In June of that year, he was drafted in the NHL Expansion Draft by the New York Islanders, where he would share duties for his first two seasons before becoming the primary goaltender in 1974, which would be the first of thirteen consecutive seasons where they would compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Overview

NHL goaltending stats — season by season

18 seasons · from AIDb's NHL goaltending dataset

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	T	SV	GA	SV%	GAA	SO
1971–72	LAK	5	5	1	3	1	155	23	.871	4.60	0
1972–73	NYI	37	33	7	24	3	1,060	147	.878	4.16	0
1973–74	NYI	46	43	9	23	12	1,166	134	.897	3.08	0
1974–75	NYI	58	57	21	18	17	1,481	156	.905	2.78	3
1975–76	NYI	39	39	19	10	9	969	98	.908	2.62	3
1976–77	NYI	36	36	21	8	6	945	87	.916	2.50	2
1977–78	NYI	38	37	20	8	8	944	95	.909	2.65	2
1978–79	NYI	39	39	25	8	4	966	108	.899	2.87	1
1979–80	NYI	38	36	15	14	7	918	104	.898	2.96	2
1980–81	NYI	41	39	22	10	8	1,100	129	.895	3.28	2
1981–82	NYI	46	44	32	9	4	1,170	133	.898	2.97	0
1982–83	NYI	41	39	18	14	7	1,079	112	.906	2.87	1
1983–84	NYI	42	38	23	13	2	1,123	130	.896	3.43	2
1984–85	NYI	37	34	18	14	3	966	133	.879	3.83	0
1985–86	NYI	41	40	20	14	4	1,059	143	.881	3.73	1
1986–87	NYI	40	36	14	18	5	872	132	.869	3.53	1
1987–88	NYI	38	34	17	14	5	948	113	.893	3.22	2
1988–89	NYI	17	13	3	11	0	308	54	.851	4.44	0
Career		679	642	305	233	105	17,229	2,031	.895	3.18	22

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Life at a glance

Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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Appears in

1 linked to Billy Smith in Wikidata

The Departed2006 · 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese

All data

33 statements · 21% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Los Angeles Kings
Springfield Indians
New York Islanders(1972–1989)
Awards: Stanley Cup
Conn Smythe Trophy(1983)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24964
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=9
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William M. Jennings Trophy(1983)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24936
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=14
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Vezina Trophy(1982)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24965
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=18
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Hockey Hall of Fame
Given name: Billy
Family name: Smith
Sport: ice hockey
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Sources
1.Stated in NHL.comRetrieved 2022-05-04
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Position played on team / speciality: goaltender
Drafted by: Los Angeles Kings(1970) significant event: 1970 NHL amateur draft · draft pick number: 59
Mass: 79 kg
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Sibling: Gord Smith
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Sources
1.“One on One with Billy Smith”hhof.com/htmlspotlight/spot_oneononep199304.shtmlRetrieved 2021-03-28
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