Stanford Smith

George Stanford Smith (August 13, 1917 – November 16, 2007) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 9 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1939–40 and 1940–41 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1950, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Coal Creek, British Columbia.

Playing career He made his debut in the 1939–40 season, making him one of the first NHL players from British Columbia. Smith played his first NHL game in the 1940 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers, helping them win the Stanley Cup. He qualified to be included on the Cup, but his name was left off by mistake, though the NHL still credits Smith as winning it. The next year he played in eight games regular season games recording three points. He continued playing until 1950 in different minor leagues.

Later life Stan Smith died in 2007 in Fernie, BC, where he had resided in retirement.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1936–37 Trail Smoke Eaters WKHL — — — — — — — — — — 1937–38 Rossland Miners WKHL 23 19 17 36 14 — — — — — 1938–39 New York Rovers EAHL 53 23 27 50 12 — — — — — 1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1939–40 Philadelphia Ramblers IAHL 53 11 22 33 9 — — — — — 1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 8 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 1940–41 Philadelphia Ramblers AHL 49 18 22 40 2 — — — — — 1941–42 Cleveland Barons AHL 21 9 6 15 0 5 1 2 3 0 1942–43 Calgary Currie Army ASHL 8 1 3 4 0 2 0 3 3 0 1943–44 Nanaimo Clippers PCHL — — — — — 2 0 2 2 0 1946–47 Minneapolis Millers USHL 42 15 27 42 0 2 0 0 0 0 1947–48 Minneapolis Millers USHL 51 17 25 42 2 10 3 5 8 0 1948–49 Minneapolis Millers USHL 64 18 32 50 0 — — — — — 1949–50 Minneapolis Millers USHL 32 1 10 11 2 — — — — — 1949–50 San Francisco Shamrocks PCHL 31 2 14 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 USHL totals 189 51 94 145 4 12 3 5 8 0 NHL totals 9 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0