Greg Smyth

Greg “Bird Dog” Smyth (April 23, 1966 – February 16, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Smyth was born in Oakville, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

He later played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Blackhawks. He was known as an enforcer during his playing career.

Playing the final three seasons of his career within the Maple Leafs organization, primarily with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL, Smyth embarked on a coaching career in the 1999–2000 season with St. John's as an assistant coach. Less than a month into the season, Smyth got into a physical altercation with St. John’s forwards David Nemirovsky and Jason Bonsignore in Portland, Maine after a game against the Portland Pirates, and he was let go the next day.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 London Knights OHL 64 4 21 25 252 6 1 0 1 24 1984–85 London Knights OHL 47 7 16 23 188 8 2 2 4 27 1985–86 London Knights OHL 46 12 42 54 197 4 1 2 3 28 1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 1 1 5 8 0 0 0 60 1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 35 0 2 2 158 2 0 0 0 19 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 21 0 10 10 102 — — — — — 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 47 1 6 7 192 5 0 0 0 38 1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 43 3 9 12 310 4 0 1 1 35 1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 10 0 1 1 70 — — — — — 1989–90 Halifax Citadels AHL 49 5 14 19 235 6 1 0 1 52 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 13 0 0 0 57 — — — — — 1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 56 6 23 29 340 — — — — — 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 9 1 3 4 35 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 29 0 2 2 138 — — — — — 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 7 1 1 2 15 — — — — — 1992–93 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 5 0 1 1 31 — — — — — 1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 35 1 2 3 95 — — — — — 1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 12 1 0 1 37 — — — — — 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 0 1 1 38 — — — — — 1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 38 0 0 0 108 6 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 22 0 3 3 33 — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 15 1 3 4 53 — — — — — 1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 41 2 7 9 231 — — — — — 1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 43 2 4 6 273 5 0 1 1 14 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 63 5 6 11 353 4 0 1 1 6 1998–99 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 40 0 7 7 159 5 0 1 1 19 1999–00 London Knights BISL 9 0 0 0 42 — — — — — AHL totals 361 22 79 101 1970 34 1 4 5 208 NHL totals 228 4 16 20 783 12 0 0 0 40