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Canada Gary Smith
Tulsa Oilers / CenHL - 79/80
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 1
1-time WHA Avco World Trophy 1
Date of Birth
Feb 04, 1944
Position
G
Age
80
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Father: Des Smith
Brother: Brian Smith

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Gary Smith Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1961-62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors MTJAHL 31* -* 2.68* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 12 - 3.00 - - - - - -
1962-63 Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons MTJAHL 28* -* 2.35* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 10 - 4.00 - - - - - -
1963-64 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 55* -* 3.41* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 9 - 2.89 - - - - - -
1964-65 Tulsa Oilers CenPHL 1* -* 5.00* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Victoria Maple Leafs WHL-Sr. 8* -* 4.38* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 1* -* 0.00* 1.000* -* -* -* - * -* |
1965-66 Rochester Americans AHL 37* -* 2.86* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 4 - 3.83 - - - - - -
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3* -* 3.57* .899* 7* 62* 0* 0-2-0 * 118* |
1966-67 Rochester Americans AHL 17* -* 2.62* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Victoria Maple Leafs WHL-Sr. 17* -* 2.97* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* -* 3.66* .892* 7* 58* 0* 0-2-0 * 115* |
1967-68 California/Oakland Seals NHL 21* -* 3.19* .907* 60* 582* 1* 2-11-4 * 1 130* |
1968-69 Oakland Seals NHL 54* -* 2.96* .905* 148* 1 411* 4* 22-21-7 * 3 000* | Playoffs 7 - 3.29 .899 23 205 0 3-4-0 420
1969-70 Oakland Seals NHL 65* -* 3.12* .913* 195* 2 035* 2* 19-34-12 * 3 756* | Playoffs 4 - 3.15 .902 13 120 0 0-4-0 247
1970-71 California Golden Seals NHL 71* -* 3.86* .885* 256* 1 970* 2* 19-48-4 * 3 975* |
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 28* -* 2.42* .911* 62* 631* 5* 14-5-6 * 1 538* | Playoffs 2 - 1.50 .957 3 67 1 1-1-0 120
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 23* -* 3.54* .887* 79* 622* 0* 10-10-2 * 1 337* | Playoffs 2 - 4.59 .886 5 39 0 0-1-0 65
1973-74 Vancouver Canucks NHL 66* -* 3.45* .894* 208* 1 747* 3* 20-33-8 * 3 620* |
1974-75 Vancouver Canucks NHL 72* -* 3.09* .895* 197* 1 674* 6* 32-24-9 * 3 820* | Playoffs 4 - 3.27 .905 14 133 0 1-3-0 257
1975-76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51* -* 3.51* .882* 167* 1 249* 2* 20-24-6 * 2 857* |
1976-77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 36* -* 4.00* .881* 139* 1 032* 1* 10-17-8 * 2 086* | Playoffs 1 - 5.60 .692 4 9 0 0-0-0 43
1977-78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3* -* 3.03* .907* 9* 88* 0* 0-2-1 * 178* |
Washington Capitals NHL 17* -* 4.17* .867* 68* 442* 0* 2-12-3 * 979* |
Hershey Bears AHL 1* -* 3.69* .810* -* -* -* - * -* |
Fort Worth Texans CenHL 13* -* 2.98* .890* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 9 - 2.94 - - - - - -
1978-79 Indianapolis Racers WHA 11* -* 5.51* .848* -* -* -* - * -* |
Winnipeg Jets WHA 11* -* 2.97* .889* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 10 - 3.73 - - - - - -
1979-80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 20* -* 4.09* .873* 73* 501* 0* 4-11-4 * 1 070* |
Tulsa Oilers CenHL 22* -* 3.31* .888* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 1 - 6.00 - - - - - -

Gary Smith Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1961-62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors Memorial Cup 4* -* 6.59* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1962-63 Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons Memorial Cup 6* -* 4.50* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1963-64 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup 12* -* 3.17* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Gary Smith Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 56* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 4 - 3.83* -* -* -* -* -* -*
CenHL (CenPHL) 3 36* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 10 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
Memorial Cup 3 22* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
MTJAHL 2 59* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 2 22 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NHL 14 532* -* 3.40* .894* 1 675* 14 104* 26* 174-256-74* 29 579 | 6 20 - 3.23* .902* 62* 573* 1* 5-13-0* 1 152*
OHA-Jr. 1 55* -* 3.41* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 9 - 2.89* -* -* -* -* -* -*
WHA 1 22* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 1 10 - 3.73* -* -* -* -* -* -*
WHL-Sr. 2 25* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *

Gary Smith Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 2 #11 overall by California/Oakland Seals in the NHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks