Kenny Smith (ice hockey)
# Kenny Smith (ice hockey)

Kenneth Alvin Smith (May 8, 1924 — September 23, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey winger.

## Career

Smith played 331 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1944 and 1951. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1957, was primarily spent in the minor American Hockey League. His brother, Don, played 11 games with the New York Rangers in 1949–50.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1940–41 | Regina Wares Generals | SJHL | 15 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1941–42 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 24 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 12 |
| 1941–42 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 1942–43 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 22 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 16 |
| 1942–43 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 4 |
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 26 | 53 | 26 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1943–44 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 0 |
| 1944–45 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 49 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1947–48 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1948–49 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1949–50 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 55 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Providence Reds | AHL | 56 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1952–53 | Providence Reds | AHL | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Providence Reds | AHL | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Sydney Millionaires | MMHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 320 | 73 | 141 | 214 | 134 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 331 | 78 | 93 | 171 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
