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Jim Smith (ice hockey, born 1964)

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Jim Smith
Born (1964-01-18) January 18, 1964 (age 60)
Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Denver
Adirondack Red Wings
Playing career 1982–1988

James Smith is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Denver.[1]

Career

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Smith was a solid player for Denver for most of his time with the Pioneers. For his first two seasons, he produced decent numbers but wasn't able to help the team finish any better than 5th in the 6-team WCHA. As a junior, the team got marginally better, recording a winning season for the first time since he joined the squad but still ended up 5th in the standings (now with 8 teams in the conference). All of that changed in his senior season.

Denver jumped out to a fast start in 1985 and rode the success to a first-place finish. Smith nearly doubled his career best offensive output and led the defensive corps in scoring, ending up in a tie for 5th in the nation from the blueline.[2] He was named an All-American and helped the Pioneers win the WCHA Tournament for the first time since 1973. They also made their first NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years and reached the Frozen Four.

After graduating, Smith was able to use the success he found as a senior to continue his playing career. He produced respectable numbers for the Adirondack Red Wings over a season and a half but retired as a player in 1988.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Denver WCHA 36 10 18 28 10
1983–84 Denver WCHA 36 5 15 20 24
1984–85 Denver WCHA 37 7 18 25 40
1985–86 Denver WCHA 47 10 40 50 37
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 77 8 27 35 43
1987–88 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 41 3 10 13 36
NCAA totals 156 32 91 123 111
AHL totals 118 11 37 48 79

Awards and honors

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Award Year
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "1985-86 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
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