Gord Smith

Gordon John Smith (born November 17, 1949) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He is the older brother of former New York Islanders goaltender Billy Smith.

Career Originally selected by the New York Rangers in the 1969 NHL entry draft, he played his first NHL game with the Washington Capitals after the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. Smith spent five seasons with the Capitals before he was claimed by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Brockville Braves CJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Cornwall Royals MMJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 New Haven Blades EHL 72 4 20 24 92 11 0 3 3 36 1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL — — — — — 5 0 0 0 8 1970–71 New Haven Blades EHL 73 7 24 31 253 14 1 5 6 66 1971–72 New Haven Blades EHL 74 3 33 36 188 7 1 5 6 18 1972–73 Springfield Kings AHL 72 3 29 32 134 — — — — — 1973–74 Springfield Kings AHL 75 13 54 67 118 — — — — — 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 63 3 8 11 56 — — — — — 1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 15 1 4 5 23 — — — — — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 25 1 2 3 28 — — — — — 1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 50 2 13 15 80 8 0 4 4 28 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 79 1 12 13 92 — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 80 4 7 11 78 — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 39 0 1 1 22 — — — — — 1978–79 Hershey Bears AHL 33 1 16 17 54 4 0 2 2 6 1979–80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 13 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 1979–80 Tulsa Oilers CHL 64 5 16 21 55 3 0 0 0 2 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 58 1 11 12 94 4 0 0 0 2 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 80 4 12 16 80 — — — — — 1982–83 Maine Mariners AHL 35 0 8 8 49 17 0 3 3 21 AHL totals 418 25 147 172 632 33 0 9 9 57 NHL totals 299 9 30 39 284 — — — — —