Clare Smith

Clare Smith (born 1933) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward who was an All-American for Colorado College.

Career Smith was part of CC's impressive recruiting class in 1952 and when he debuted for the team in 1953 he provided an immediate boost to the offense, leading the team in scoring at nearly two points per game. The following year he raised his total to 60 points, again leading the team in scoring, and helped CC return to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers made their third appearance in the championship game that season but couldn't manage to defeat Michigan despite a goal from Smith. For his great season, Smith was honored as an AHCA First Team All-American. and was named to the All-Tournament Second Team. Smith's offense declined significantly in his senior season and CC suffered accordingly; the Tigers slipped to third in the conference and narrowly missed out on another appearance in the national tournament.

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1951–52 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 35 12 25 37 24 10 8 4 12 2 1952–53 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL 36 22 32 54 37 4 3 3 6 2 1953–54 Colorado College WIHL 24 23 23 46 14 — — — — — 1954–55 Colorado College WIHL 28 21 39 60 14 — — — — — 1955–56 Colorado College WIHL 28 15 21 36 — — — — — — 1957–58 Wembley Lions BNL 32 18 31 49 14 24 17 10 27 8 MJHL totals 71 34 57 91 61 — — — — — NCAA totals 80 59 83 142 — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-WIHL First Team 1954–55 AHCA First Team All-American 1954–55 NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1955 All-WIHL Second Team 1955–56