Reginald (Hooley) Smith

      Born Jan. 7, 1903, in Toronto, Reginald (Hooley) Smith played his amateur hockey in that city and was a standout member of the Granites team that won the Olympic hockey championship for Canada in 1924. He turned professional the following year with Ottawa of the National Hockey League, playing right wing, and it was here that he developed a sweeping hook-check that made him a formidable two-way player.

The Senators won the Stanley Cup in 1926-27, but Smith encountered personal problems in the final against Boston. Always a fiery player, he attacked Harry Oliver and the penalty was a one-month suspension by League president Frank Calder, effective at the start of the next season. Ottawa dealt the 5-foot-10, 160-pounder to the Montreal Maroons before that next season, and once again his team was in the Cup final, although they lost to the Rangers. It was with the Maroons that Smith combined with Nels Stewart and Babe Siebert to form the great "S" line, a trio combining great scoring power with aggresssive play, and it was with this team that he played on his second Stanley Cup team, in 1934-35. Smith, captain of the team, was voted All-Star centre the next year. HIs only previous All-Star recognngnition came in 1931-32 when he was voted to the second team.

Smith was traded to Boston in 1936-37 and after one season joined New York Americans, where he completed his career with his 200th goal in 1940-41. His best individual scoring seasons were 1929- 1930 (21 goals) and 1932-33 (20 goals). In his final years in the NHL, Smith spent some time playing defense. Upon retirement, he took up residence in Montreal, where he died Aug. 24, 1963.

REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A TP PM GP G A TP PM 1924-25 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 10 3 13 81 1925-26 Ottawa Senators NHL 28 16 9 25 53 2 0 0 0 14 1926-27 Ottawa Senators NHL 43 9 6 15 125 6 1 0 1 16 1927-28 Mont. Maroons NHL 34 14 5 19 72 9 2 1 3 23 1928-29 Mont. Maroons NHL 41 10 9 19 120 1929-30 Mont. Maroons NHL 42 21 9 30 83 4 1 1 2 14 1930-31 Mont. Maroons NHL 39 12 14 26 68 1931-32 Mont. Maroons NHL 43 11 33 44 49 4 2 1 3 2 1932-33 Mont. Maroons NHL 48 20 21 41 66 2 2 0 2 2 1933-34 Mont. Maroons NHL 47 18 19 37 58 4 0 1 1 6 1934-35 Mont. Maroons NHL 46 5 22 27 41 6 0 0 0 14 1935-36 Mont. Maroons NHL 47 19 19 38 75 3 0 0 0 2 1936-37 Boston Bruins NHL 44 8 10 18 36 3 0 0 0 0 1937-38 NY Americans NHL 47 10 10 20 23 6 0 3 3 0 1938-39 NY Americans NHL 48 8 11 19 18 2 0 0 0 14 1939-40 NY Americans NHL 47 7 8 15 41 3 3 1 4 2 1940-41 NY Americans NHL 41 2 7 9 4 Totals NHL 715 200 215 415 1013 54 11 8 19 109

   

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