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Canada Billy Smith
a.k.a. "William Smith"
#31 New York Islanders / NHL - 88/89
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Dec 12, 1950
Position
G
Age
70
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Perth, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1970 round 5 #59 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Lowest GA (Jennings Trophy) 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy) 1

Brother: Gord Smith

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1967-68 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL - - - |
1968-69 Smiths Falls Bears CJHL - 3.05 - |
1969-70 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 56 56 4.47 .887 249 1962 1 24-28-1 3345 | Playoffs 6 6 2.33 .935 14 201 1 2-4-0 360
1970-71 Springfield Kings AHL 49 3.51 - | Playoffs 11 2.56 -
1971-72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 4.60 .871 23 155 0 1-3-1 300 |
Springfield Kings AHL 28 2.80 - | Playoffs 4 4.06 -
1972-73 New York Islanders NHL 37 4.16 .878 147 1060 0 7-24-3 2121 |
1973-74 New York Islanders NHL 46 3.08 .897 134 1166 0 9-23-12 2611 |
1974-75 New York Islanders NHL 58 2.78 .905 156 1481 3 21-18-17 3364 | Playoffs 6 4.16 .883 23 173 0 1-4-0 332
1975-76 New York Islanders NHL 39 2.62 .908 98 969 3 19-10-9 2248 | Playoffs 8 2.89 .892 21 174 0 4-3-0 436
1976-77 New York Islanders NHL 36 2.50 .916 87 945 2 21-8-6 2086 | Playoffs 10 2.80 .912 27 281 0 7-3-0 579
1977-78 New York Islanders NHL 38 2.65 .909 95 944 2 20-8-8 2150 | Playoffs 1 1.27 .941 1 16 0 0-0-0 47
1978-79 New York Islanders NHL 40 2.87 .899 108 966 1 25-8-4 2256 | Playoffs 5 1.93 .932 10 137 1 4-1-0 311
1979-80 New York Islanders NHL 38 2.96 .898 104 918 2 15-14-7 2109 | Playoffs 20 2.70 .903 54 505 1 15-4-0 1199
1980-81 New York Islanders NHL 41 3.28 .895 129 1100 2 22-10-8 2359 | Playoffs 17 2.54 .903 42 393 0 14-3-0 991
1981-82 New York Islanders NHL 46 2.97 .898 133 1170 0 32-9-4 2684 | Playoffs 18 2.51 .906 47 451 1 15-3-0 1125
Canada CC 0 - - |
1982-83 New York Islanders NHL 41 2.87 .906 112 1079 1 18-14-7 2338 | Playoffs 17 2.69 .913 43 451 2 13-3-0 960
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 42 3.43 .896 130 1123 2 23-13-2 2276 | Playoffs 21 2.73 .905 54 513 0 12-8-0 1188
1984-85 New York Islanders NHL 37 3.83 .879 133 966 0 18-14-3 2086 | Playoffs 6 3.33 .896 19 163 0 3-3-0 342
1985-86 New York Islanders NHL 41 3.73 .881 143 1059 1 20-14-4 2301 | Playoffs 1 4.06 .879 4 29 0 0-1-0 59
1986-87 New York Islanders NHL 40 3.53 .869 132 872 1 14-18-5 2245 | Playoffs 2 0.90 .952 1 20 0 0-0-0 67
1987-88 New York Islanders NHL 38 3.22 .894 113 949 2 17-14-5 2105 |
1988-89 New York Islanders NHL 17 4.44 .852 54 310 0 3-11-0 730 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1968-69 Hull Castors M-Cup 3 7.39 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1989-90 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
1990-91 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
1991-92 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
1992-93 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
1993-94 Florida Panthers NHL Goaltending Coach
1994-95 Florida Panthers NHL Goaltending Coach
1995-96 Florida Panthers NHL Goaltending Coach
1996-97 Florida Panthers NHL Goaltending Coach
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL Goaltending Coach
1998-99 Florida Panthers NHL Asst. Coach
1999-00 Florida Panthers NHL Asst. Coach
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL Asst. Coach
2001-02 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
2002-03 New York Islanders NHL Goaltending Coach
2017-18 Barrie Colts OHL Goaltending Coach Director of Goaltending
2018-19 Barrie Colts OHL Goaltending Coach
2019-20 Barrie Colts OHL Goaltending Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 77 | 2 15
CC 1 0 | 0
CJHL (CCHL) 2 - | 0
M-Cup 1 3 7.39 | 0
NHL 18 680 3.18 .895 2031 17232 22 305-233-105 38369 | 13 132 2.72 .905 346 3306 5 88-36-0 7636
QMJHL 1 56 56 4.47 .887 249 1962 1 24-28-1 3345 | 1 6 6 2.33 .935 14 201 1 2-4-0 360
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Denis Potvin (D) 1973-1988 15 Canada, New York Islanders
Bryan Trottier (F) 1975-1989 14 Canada, New York Islanders
Bob Nystrom (F) 1972-1986 14 New York Islanders
Clark Gillies (F) 1974-1986 12 Canada, New York Islanders

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Drafted 1972, 1 #4 overall by New York Islanders in the NHL Expansion Draft

Number 31 retired by New York Islanders

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