Floyd Smith

Floyd Smith
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Teams	Boston Bruins New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1935-05-16)May 16, 1935, Perth, ON, CAN
Pro Career	1954 – 1972

Floyd Smith (born May 16, 1935 in Perth, Ontario) was a Canadian professional Centre who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres and who coached for 4 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He played junior hockey for three seasons (1952-53 to 1954-55) with the Galt Black Hawks of the OHA and the Inkerman Rockets and Eastview-St Charles of the ODHA.

He turned pro as the property of the Boston Bruins in 1955 and was soon traded to the New York Rangers. However, most of his first seven pro seasons were spent in the minors.

Smith's big break came in 1962 when he was claimed by the Detroit Red Wings in the intra-league draft. He spent almost all of the next five seasons with the NHL team, with only limited time in the minors. He enjoyed his best season in 1965-66 with 21 goals and 28 assists. In the 1967-68 season , Smith was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of the Frank Mahovlich - Norm Ullman deal,

He spent two seasons with Toronto before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft.

Smith retired in his second season (1971-72) with Buffalo. He coached the Sabres for one game that season and then became coach of their farm team, the Cincinnati Swords of the American Hockey League. Smith would return to coach the Sabres to the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals and would continue on for two more seasons.

He went on to become coach and then general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
BUF	1971–72	1	0	1	0	-	(51)	6th in East	Interim Head Coach
BUF	1974–75	80	49	16	15	-	113	1st in Adams	Lost in Stanley Cup Finals
BUF	1975–76	80	46	21	13	-	105	2nd in Adams	Lost in Second Round
BUF	1976–77	80	48	24	8	-	104	2nd in Adams	Lost in Second Round
CIN	1978–79	80	33	41	6	-	72	6th in WHA	Lost in First Round
TOR	1979–80	68	30	33	5	-	(75)	4th in Adams	(fired)

Preceded by new creation	Buffalo Sabres captains 1970–71	Succeeded by Gerry Meehan
Preceded by Gord Stellick	General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1989-91	Succeeded by Cliff Fletcher
Preceded by Punch Imlach	Head Coaches of the Buffalo Sabres 1971-1972	Succeeded by Joe Crozier
Preceded by Joe Crozier	Head Coaches of the Buffalo Sabres 1974-1977	Succeeded by Marcel Pronovost
Preceded by Jerry Rafter	Head Coaches of the Cincinnati Stingers 1978-1979	Succeeded by none
Preceded by Roger Neilson	Head Coaches of the Toronto Maple Leafs 1979-1980	Succeeded by Dick Duff

External links

• Floyd Smith's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database