Billy Smith

#31 New York Islanders / NHL - 88/89

Date of Birth: Dec 12, 1950
Age: 75
Place of Birth: Perth, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Billy Smith Facts

Drafted: 1970 round 5 #59 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Brother: Gord Smith

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Billy Smith Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1967-1968	Smiths Falls Bears	CJHL	-	-	-	-	-
1968-1969	Smiths Falls Bears	CJHL	-	3.05	-	-	-
1969-1970	Cornwall Royals	QMJHL	56	4.47	.887	1	24-28-1	Playoffs	6	2.33	.935	1	2-4-0
1970-1971	Springfield Kings	AHL	49	3.51	-	-	-	Playoffs	11	2.56	-	-	-
1971-1972	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	5	4.60	.871	0	1-3-1
1971-1972	Springfield Kings	AHL	28	2.80	-	-	-	Playoffs	4	4.06	-	-	-
1972-1973	New York Islanders	NHL	37	4.16	.878	0	7-24-3
1973-1974	New York Islanders	NHL	46	3.08	.897	0	9-23-12
1974-1975	New York Islanders	NHL	58	2.78	.905	3	21-18-17	Playoffs	6	4.16	.883	0	1-4-0
1975-1976	New York Islanders	NHL	39	2.62	.908	3	19-10-9	Playoffs	8	2.89	.892	0	4-3-0
1976-1977	New York Islanders	NHL	36	2.50	.916	2	21-8-6	Playoffs	10	2.80	.912	0	7-3-0
1977-1978	New York Islanders	NHL	38	2.65	.909	2	20-8-8	Playoffs	1	1.27	.941	0	-
1978-1979	New York Islanders	NHL	40	2.87	.899	1	25-8-4	Playoffs	5	1.93	.932	1	4-1-0
1979-1980	New York Islanders	NHL	38	2.96	.898	2	15-14-7	Playoffs	20	2.70	.903	1	15-4-0
1980-1981	New York Islanders	NHL	41	3.28	.895	2	22-10-8	Playoffs	17	2.54	.903	0	14-3-0
1981-1982	New York Islanders	NHL	46	2.97	.898	0	32-9-4	Playoffs	18	2.51	.906	1	15-3-0
1981-1982	Canada	CC	0	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	New York Islanders	NHL	41	2.87	.906	1	18-14-7	Playoffs	17	2.69	.913	2	13-3-0
1983-1984	New York Islanders	NHL	42	3.43	.896	2	23-13-2	Playoffs	21	2.73	.905	0	12-8-0
1984-1985	New York Islanders	NHL	37	3.83	.879	0	18-14-3	Playoffs	6	3.33	.896	0	3-3-0
1985-1986	New York Islanders	NHL	41	3.73	.881	1	20-14-4	Playoffs	1	4.06	.879	0	0-1-0
1986-1987	New York Islanders	NHL	40	3.53	.869	1	14-18-5	Playoffs	2	0.90	.952	0	-
1987-1988	New York Islanders	NHL	38	3.22	.894	2	17-14-5
1988-1989	New York Islanders	NHL	17	4.44	.852	0	3-11-0

Billy Smith Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1968-1969	Hull Castors	Memorial Cup	3	7.39	-	-	-

Billy Smith Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	2	77	-	-	-	-	2	15	-	-	-	-
CC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
CJHL (CCHL)	2	-	3.05	-	-	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	3	7.39	-	-	-	0
NHL	18	680	3.18	.895	22	305-233-105	13	132	2.72	.905	5	88-36-0
QMJHL	1	56	4.47	.887	1	24-28-1	1	6	2.33	.935	1	2-4-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Billy Smith Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Canada (CC)	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Cornwall Royals	1	56	4.47	.887	1	24-28-1	1	6	2.33	.935	1	2-4-0
Hull Castors	1	3	7.39	-	-	-	0
Los Angeles Kings	1	5	4.60	.871	0	1-3-1	0
New York Islanders	17	675	3.16	.895	22	304-230-104	13	132	2.72	.905	5	88-36-0
Smiths Falls Bears	2	-	3.05	-	-	-	0
Springfield Kings	2	77	-	-	-	-	2	15	-	-	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Billy Smith Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1968-1969	CJHL Second All-Star Team
1969-1970	QMJHL Best SVS% (.887) QMJHL Second All-Star Team
1970-1971	AHL Calder Cup Champion
1977-1978	NHL All-Star Game MVP
1979-1980	NHL Scored a Goal as Goaltender (November 28, 1979) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1980-1981	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1981-1982	Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team NHL Most Wins (32) NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1982-1983	NHL Lowest GA (Jennings Trophy) NHL Stanley Cup Champion NHL Stanley Cup MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
1993-1994	Hockey Hall of Fame

Billy Smith Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1972, 1 #4 by New York Islanders in the NHL Expansion Draft
Number 31 retired by New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders