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1 Al Smith
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Nickname : The Bear
Born, Toronto, Ontario, November 10, 1945
Catches : Left
Weight : 200 lbs.
Height : 6' 1"
Last Amateur club : Toronto Malboros (OHA)
Selected by New England in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft
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15-Aug-77 |
Signed as a free agent
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09-Jun-79 |
NHL rights retained by Hartford prior to Expansion Draft
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1972-1973 |
Played in the WHA All-Star Game ... Avco Cup champion ... Led the WHA in playoffs games played (15), playoffs minutes played (909), playoffs wins (12) and playoffs goals allowed (49).
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1973-1974 |
Led the WHA in playoffs shutouts (1).
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1974-1975 |
Played in the WHA All-Star Game ... Led the WHA in wins (33) and ties (4).
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1977-1978 |
Led the WHA in wins (30), GAA (3,22), playoffs games played (15), playoffs wins (12) and minutes played (909) ... Played in the WHA All-Star game ... Ben Hatskin Trophy ... First All-Star team ... Avco Cup champion.
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1978-1979 |
Led the WHA in ties (5).
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Played in the WHA All-Star Game, 1973, 1975, 1978 ... Winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy, 1978 ... Named on the WHA First All-Star Team, 1978 ... Member of the Avco Cup Champions New England Whalers, 1973, 1978.
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Holds Whalers goaltending records for carreer most games played, carreer most minutes played, carreer most wins, carreer most losses, carreer most ties, carreer most goals allowed, carreer most shots faced, carreer most shutouts, carreer most points, carreer most penalty minutes, season most games played, season most minutes played, season most wins, season most goals allowed, season lowest GAA, season most shots faced, season most points, season most penalty minutes, career playoffs most games played, career playoffs most minutes played, career playoffs most wins, career playoffs most losses, career playoffs most goals allowed, career playoffs most penalty minutes, season playoffs most games played, season playoffs most minutes played, season playoffs most wins, season playoffs most goals allowed and season playoffs most penalty minutes ... Shares with Bruce Landon Whalers record for season most ties ... Shares with Jean-Louis Levasseur Whalers record for season most shutouts, career playoffs most points and season playoffs most points ... Holds league goaltending record for career playoffs most penalty minutes and season playoffs most penalty minutes.
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Regular season
SEASON GP MIN W L T GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1978-79 40 2396 17 17 5 132 1 3,31 1124 .883 0 3 35
1977-78 55 3246 30 20 3 174 2 3,22 1510 .885 0 3 4
1974-75 59 3494 33 21 4 202 2 3,47 1725 .883 0 0 18
1973-74 55 3194 30 21 2 164 2 3,08 1569 .895 0 3 33
1972-73 51 3059 31 19 1 162 3 3,18 1535 .894 0 1 12
TOTAL 260 15389 141 98 15 834 10 3,25 7463 .888 0 10 102
Playoffs
SEASON GP MIN W L GA SO GAA SA Sv% G A PIM
1978-79 4 153 1 2 12 0 4,71 0 0 0
1977-78 3 120 0 2 14 0 7,00 0 0 0
1974-75 6 366 2 4 28 0 4,59 0 0 0
1973-74 7 399 3 4 21 1 3,16 0 0 0
1972-73 15 909 12 3 49 0 3,23 0 1 39
TOTAL 35 1947 18 15 124 1 3,82 0 1 39
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