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.
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1973-74 | Bellingham Blazers | BCJHL | -* | 18* | 12* | 30* | -* | -* | | | |||||||
1974-75 | Bellingham Blazers | BCJHL | 48* | 29* | 33* | 62* | 115* | -* | | | |||||||
1974-75 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | -* | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - |
1975-76 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 72* | 32* | 42* | 74* | 169* | -* | | | Playoffs | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 58 | - |
1976-77 | New Westminster Bruins “C” | WCHL | 72* | 35* | 31* | 66* | 200* | -* | | | Playoffs | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 51 | - |
1977-78 | New Westminster Bruins “C” | WCHL | 53* | 29* | 47* | 76* | 211* | -* | | | Playoffs | 20 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 43 | - |
1977-78 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 6* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 6* | -* | | | |||||||
1978-79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 62* | 14* | 24* | 38* | 89* | -6* | | | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1978-79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 9* | -* | | | |||||||
1979-80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77* | 31* | 47* | 78* | 204* | 28* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | - |
1980-81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80* | 25* | 38* | 63* | 171* | -8* | | | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1981-82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80* | 34* | 44* | 78* | 144* | 18* | | | Playoffs | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 25 | - |
1982-83 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 74* | 38* | 50* | 88* | 114* | -6* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | - |
1983-84 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 80* | 24* | 43* | 67* | 136* | -21* | | | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
1984-85 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 80* | 27* | 37* | 64* | 100* | -18* | | | |||||||
1984-85 | Canada | WC | 10* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 6* | -* | | | |||||||
1985-86 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 73* | 27* | 35* | 62* | 144* | -20* | | | |||||||
1986-87 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 66* | 20* | 23* | 43* | 84* | -20* | | | |||||||
1987-88 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 57* | 12* | 25* | 37* | 110* | -5* | | | |||||||
1988-89 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 75* | 7* | 18* | 25* | 102* | 0* | | | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 |
1989-90 | Vancouver Canucks “C” | NHL | 47* | 1* | 15* | 16* | 71* | -14* | | | |||||||
1990-91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 47* | 2* | 12* | 14* | 87* | -5* | | |
S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |
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1975-76 | New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 4* | 5* | 1* | 6* | 21* | -* | | | |||||||
1976-77 | WCHL All-Stars | CHL Challenge | 6* | 3* | 6* | 9* | 0* | -* | | | |||||||
1976-77 | New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 3* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 6* | -* | | | |||||||
1977-78 | New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 5* | 4* | 10* | 14* | 0* | -* | | |
League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | | | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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BCJHL (BCHL) | 2 | 48* | 47* | 45* | 92* | 1.92* | 115* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CHL | 1 | 3* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0.67* | 9* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CHL Challenge | 1 | 6* | 3* | 6* | 9* | 1.50* | 0* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Memorial Cup | 3 | 12* | 9* | 11* | 20* | 1.67* | 27* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHL | 13 | 898* | 262* | 411* | 673* | 0.75* | 1 556* | -77* | | | 7 | 41 | 16 * | 17 * | 33 * | 0.80 * | 64 * | -1 * |
WC | 1 | 10* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0.20* | 6* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
WCHL (WHL) | 4 | 197* | 96* | 120* | 216* | 1.10* | 580* | -* | | | 4 | 55 | 28 * | 34 * | 62 * | 1.13 * | 167 * | - * |
WJC-20 | 1 | 6* | 1* | 1* | 2* | 0.33* | 6* | -* | | | 0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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)