Shot Left Died May 13, 1959 Playing career Height 1.7 m | Name Don Smith Weight 73 kg Role Ice hockey, born 1887 Positions Winger | |
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Born June 4, 1887
Cornwall, ON, CAN ( 1887-06-04 ) Played for Montreal Shamrocks, Renfrew Creamery Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers | ||
Donald John Smith (June 4, 1887 – May 13, 1959) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Wanderers and Renfrew Creamery Kings.
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Playing career
Smith played senior amateur hockey for his hometown Cornwall, Ontario club in the Federal Amateur Hockey League from 1904 until 1907. He became a professional with Portage la Prairie, Manitoba of the Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL) in 1907–08. He returned to Ontario the following season, playing for St. Catharines, Ontario and Toronto in the Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL). In 1909–10, he joined the Montreal Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association (NHA). He played in 1910–11 for Renfrew Creamery Kings before joining the Victoria Aristocrats of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) for a season. He returned the following season (1912–13) to the Montreal Canadiens and played for the Canadiens until 1915 when he was traded to the Montreal Wanderers. Smith left the league at the conclusion of the 1915–16 NHA season to serve in World War I. Upon his return, in 1919–20, Smith re-joined the Montreal Canadiens, now in the National Hockey League (NHA), for one last year of professional ice hockey. He refereed and coached in ice hockey in later years.