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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.
| Alex Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 April 1902 Bootle, Liverpool, England | ||
| Died |
29 November 1963 (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 | ||
He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame in 2009.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Fall 2009
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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