Sid Smith

Sidney James Smith (July 11, 1925 – April 29, 2004) was a National Hockey League left winger who played with the Toronto Maple Leafs for 12 seasons. He was the Leafs team captain from 1955 to 1956.

Playing career Born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended De La Salle College, Smith began his career in minor leagues in Toronto and later with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League. He attended Essex School and resided at 1 Burnfield Avenue in Seaton.

Having played 45 games in two championship seasons for the Maple Leafs, he spent most of the 1948–49 season in the AHL with the Pittsburgh Hornets before he was called back to Toronto. After playing just one regular season game Smith scored a hat-trick in game two of the Stanley Cup Final to help Toronto to a four-games sweep of the Detroit Red Wings. Smith had six consecutive seasons with 20 or more goals, a distinction held by the great Gordie Howe. Smith retired in the 1957–1958 season and later became a player-coach with the Whitby Dunlops, a senior team in the Ontario Hockey Association in 1957. Smith played 601 regular season games scoring 186 goals and 183 assists for 369 points. In 44 play-off games, he scored 17 goals and 10 assists for 27 points.

Awards and achievements Three Stanley Cup championships 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51 Two Lady Byng Trophies in 1951–52 and 1954–55. Selected for the second All-Star team in 1950–51 and 1951–52, and for the first All-Star team in 1954–55

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1943–44 De La Salle College Big-10 Jr. B 9 1 1 2 2 9 4 2 6 8 1944–45 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 20 10 7 17 18 3 0 1 1 0 1944–45 Porcupine Combines M-Cup — — — — — 2 2 0 2 0 1945–46 Toronto Staffords OHA-Sr. 13 9 12 21 2 10 6 7 13 0 1946–47 Quebec Aces QSHL 15 12 5 17 6 — — — — — 1946–47 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 14 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 1947–48 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 31 7 10 17 10 2 0 0 0 0 1947–48 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 30 23 17 40 11 — — — — — 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 7 0 1948–49 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 68 55 57 112 4 — — — — — 1949–50 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68 22 23 45 6 7 0 3 3 2 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 30 21 51 10 11 7 3 10 0 1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 27 30 57 6 4 0 0 0 0 1952–53 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 20 19 39 6 — — — — — 1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 22 16 38 28 5 1 1 2 0 1954–55 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 33 21 54 14 4 3 1 4 0 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 4 17 21 8 5 1 0 1 0 1956–57 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 17 24 41 4 — — — — — 1957–58 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 1957–58 Whitby Dunlops OHA-Sr. 28 24 19 43 4 — — — — — 1958–59 Whitby Dunlops OHA-Sr. 51 35 35 70 20 10 7 4 11 2 1958–59 Whitby Dunlops Al-Cup — — — — — 12 12 8 20 8 NHL totals 601 186 183 369 94 44 17 10 27 2