Stan Smyl
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PROFILE ANALYTICS
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Stan Smyl Facts
- Date of Birth
- Jan 28, 1958
- Age
- 68
- Place of Birth
- Glendon, AB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
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- Position
- RW
- Height
- 173 cm / 5'8"
- Weight
- 86 kg / 190 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Status
- Retired
- Highlights
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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.
Team Staff profile of Stan Smyl also available »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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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
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| 75-76 |  New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | - | |||||||
| 76-77 | WCHL All-Stars | CHL Challenge | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | |||||||
| New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 77-78 | New Westminster Bruins | Memorial Cup | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | - |
Stan Smyl Career Totals
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| 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 Challenge | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
 CenHL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 9 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Memorial Cup | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1.67 | 27 | - | 0 | |||||||
 NHL | 13 | 898 | 262 | 411 | 673 | 0.75 | 1556 | -77 | 7 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 0.80 | 64 | -1* |
| WC | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WCHL (WHL) | 3 | 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 |
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Stan Smyl Career Highlights
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| 1974-1975 | |
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Stan Smyl Biography and Trivia
Number 12 retired by Vancouver Canucks
Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks
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)