Steve Smith

Steven A. Smith (born 1962) is a Canadian ice hockey scout and former center who was an All-American for Colgate.

After graduating, Smith continued his playing career in Europe, first with HC Varese. A stellar season led to him signing with SaiPa but his results in SM-liiga weren't as impressive. He returned to the Italy, playing for new entry, SV Ritten. After helping the club stave off relegation once, he was unable to accomplish the feat a second time and retired after the team was demoted to Series B in 1988.

After he was inducted into the Colgate Ring of Honor, Smith became an assistant coach for the Petes in 1997. After six years he left to take over as head coach for the Windsor Spitfires in 2003 (with Mike Kelly). Smith lasted just one season before resigning and then became a scout for the New Jersey Devils after the NHL returned from the lockout, a role he continues with as of 2021.

Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Peterborough Oilers MJBHL 383446806————— 1979–80 Peterborough Petes OHA 50330————— 1980–81 Colgate ECAC Hockey 3323305310————— 1981–82 Colgate ECAC Hockey 3016385410————— 1982–83 Colgate ECAC Hockey 281530454————— 1983–84 Colgate ECAC Hockey 3529316012————— 1984–85 AS Varese Hockey Serie A 333638748————— 1985–86 SaiPa Lappeenranta SM-liiga 35671310————— 1986–87 SV Ritten Serie A 4049459412————— 1987–88 SV Ritten Serie A 363426604————— NCAA totals 126 83 129 212 36 — — — — — Serie A totals 109 119 109 228 24 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1983–84 AHCA East First-Team All-American 1983–84