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Stan Smyl Facts

Brother: Harvey Smyl

Smyl was selected 40th overall in 1978 after scoring 76 points and winning a 2nd straight Memorial Cup with the New Westminster Bruins. He scored 14 goals and 38 points as a rookie in 1979 and jumped to 31 goals and 78 points the following season. Smyl recorded 3 seasons with 30+ goals and 70+ points, including career highs of 38 goals and 88 points in 1983. He played his entire 13-year career with the Canucks and captained the team from 1982-90. He retired in 1991 with 262 goals, 673 points, and 1,556 penalty minutes. Smyl's #12 was the first number retired by the Canucks.
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Stan Smyl Statistics

Regular Season + Postseason
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S ASCTeam League GP G A TP PIM +/- POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74undefined flagBellingham BlazersBCJHL-181230--
1974-75undefined flagBellingham BlazersBCJHL48293362115-
undefined flagNew Westminster BruinsWCHL------Playoffs300015-
1975-76undefined flagNew Westminster BruinsWCHL72324274169-Playoffs19861458-
1976-77undefined flagNew Westminster Bruins"C"WCHL72353166200-Playoffs13671351-
1977-78undefined flagNew Westminster Bruins"C"WCHL53294776211-Playoffs2014213543-
undefined flagCanada U20WJC-2061126-
1978-79undefined flagVancouver CanucksNHL6214243889-6Playoffs21120-
undefined flagDallas Black HawksCHL31129-
1979-80undefined flagVancouver CanucksNHL7731477820428Playoffs402214-
1980-81undefined flagVancouver CanucksNHL80253863171-8Playoffs31230-
1981-82undefined flagVancouver CanucksNHL8034447814418Playoffs17991825-
1982-83undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL74385088114-6Playoffs432512-
1983-84undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL80244367136-21Playoffs42134-
1984-85undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL80273764100-18
undefined flagCanadaWC101126-
1985-86undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL73273562144-20
1986-87undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL6620234384-20
1987-88undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL57122537110-5
1988-89undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL75718251020Playoffs70009-1
1989-90undefined flagVancouver Canucks"C"NHL471151671-14
1990-91undefined flagVancouver CanucksNHL472121487-5

Stan Smyl Tournament Statistics

Regular Season + Postseason
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S ASCTeam League GP G A TP PIM +/- POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76undefined flagNew Westminster BruinsMemorial Cup451621-
1976-77WCHL All-StarsCHL Challenge63690-
undefined flagNew Westminster BruinsMemorial Cup30006-
1977-78undefined flagNew Westminster BruinsMemorial Cup5410140-

Team Staff History

S ASCTeam League Role on team Notes
1991-92Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1992-93Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1993-94Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1994-95Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1995-96Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1996-97Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1997-98Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1998-99Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLAsst. Coach
1999-00USA flagSyracuse CrunchAHLHead Coach
2000-01USA flagKansas City BladesIHLHead Coach
2001-02Canada flagManitoba MooseAHLHead Coach
2002-03Canada flagManitoba MooseAHLHead Coach
2003-04Canada flagManitoba MooseAHLHead Coach
2005-06Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2006-07Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2007-08Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2008-09Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2009-10Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2010-11Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2011-12Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2012-13Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2013-14Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2014-15Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2015-16Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2016-17Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2017-18Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2018-19Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2019-20Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLDir. of Player Development
2020-21Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
2021-22Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLSenior Advisor
Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLVP. of Hockey OperationsPromoted 2021/12/16
2022-23Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLVP. of Hockey Operations
2023-24Canada flagVancouver CanucksNHLVP. of Hockey Operations

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Stan Smyl Career Totals

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League ASCYears GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
undefined flagBCJHL (BCHL)248*4745921.92*115*-0
undefined flagCHL 131120.679-0
undefined flagCHL Challenge 163691.500-0
undefined flagMemorial Cup 312911201.6727-0
undefined flagNHL 138982624116730.751556-777411617330.8064-1*
undefined flagWC 1101120.206-0
undefined flagWCHL (WHL)3197961202161.10580-4552834621.13167-
undefined flagWJC-20 161120.336-0
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Stan Smyl Connections

Position
Nationality
Team
Status
Player Period Years DESCTeams
Canada flagGarth Butcher (D)1981-199110Vancouver Canucks
Canada flagTony Tanti (F)1982-19908Canada, Vancouver Canucks
Canada flagHarold Snepsts (D)1978-19908Vancouver Canucks
Canada flagDoug Lidster (D)1983-19918Canada, Vancouver Canucks
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Stan Smyl Biography and Trivia

Number 12 retired by Vancouver Canucks
Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Full name: Stanley Phillip Smyl

Career transactions
- 1991-07-03 • Announced his retirement

Other memorable dates
- 1991-11-03 • Had his #12 jersey number retired by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1986-12-14 • Passed Thomas Gradin as all-time scoring leader of Vancouver Canucks
- 1978-10-11 • Made NHL debut (vs Colorado Rockies)

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