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Canada Stan Smyl
#12 Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 90/91
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 2
4-time WHL Champion 4
Date of Birth
Jan 28, 1958
Position
RW
Age
67
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Glendon, AB, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 3 #40 overall by Vancouver Canucks

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

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Bellingham Blazers BCJHL -* 18* 12* 30* -* -* |
1974-75 Bellingham Blazers BCJHL 48* 29* 33* 62* 115* -* |
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 -
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 -
Dallas Black Hawks CenHL 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* |
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* |

Stan Smyl Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76 New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup 4* 5* 1* 6* 21* -* |
1976-77 WCHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 6* 3* 6* 9* 0* -* |
New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
1977-78 New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup 5* 4* 10* 14* 0* -* |

Stan Smyl Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCJHL (BCHL) 2 48* 47* 45* 92* 1.92* 115* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CenHL 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Stan Smyl Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player 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)