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Hooley Smith
Hooleysmith
Position Centre
Right Wing
Defenceman
Shot Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Teams Ottawa Senators
Montreal Maroons
Boston Bruins
New York Americans
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born January 7, 1903,
Toronto, ON, CAN
Died August 24, 1963 (age 60),
Pro Career 1924 – 1941
Hall of Fame, 1972


Reginald "Hooley" Smith (January 7, 1903 – August 24, 1963) was a Canadian professional forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice, with Ottawa and Montreal.

Playing Career[]

Born in Toronto, Smith played amateur hockey for the Toronto Granites team that won the Allan Cup and a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics, representing Canada. He had an outstanding Olympic ice hockey tournament, scoring 17 goals and 33 points in five games.

He started his professional career with the 'Super Six' of the Ottawa Senators the following winter. With Ottawa, Smith was on a Stanley Cup champion in 1927. After attacking Harry Oliver in the final game of that series, he was suspended for a month of the following year. Ottawa lost money during the season despite winning the Stanley Cup and the team sold Smith to the Montreal Maroons.

As a member of the Maroons, Hooley would be a part of one of the best early forward lines in NHL history, the "S" line. He, Nels Stewart and Albert "Babe" Siebert made up the famous line that was feared throughout the NHL. Smith was named captain of the Maroons and was their captain when the team won its final Stanley Cup in 1935.

By the mid-1930s the Maroons were experiencing financial difficulties and he was sold to Boston, where he only played for one season. He then was sold to the New York Americans. Starting with 1938–39, he played defence for the Americans until 1940–41 after which he retired.

Hooley died of a heart attack on August 24th, 1963. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the famed "S" line. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Career Statistics[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1924–25 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 10 13 23 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 Montreal Maroons NHL 34 14 5 19 72 9 2 1 3 23
1928–29 Montreal Maroons NHL 41 10 9 19 120 -- -- -- -- --
1929–30 Montreal Maroons NHL 42 21 9 30 83 4 1 1 2 14
1930–31 Montreal Maroons NHL 39 12 14 26 68 -- -- -- -- --
1931–32 Montreal Maroons NHL 43 11 33 44 49 4 2 1 3 2
1932–33 Montreal Maroons NHL 48 20 21 41 66 2 2 0 2 2
1933–34 Montreal Maroons NHL 47 18 19 37 58 4 0 1 1 6
1934–35 Montreal Maroons NHL 46 5 22 27 41 6 0 0 0 14
1935–36 Montreal 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 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 715 200 225 425 1013 54 11 8 19 109

Transactions[]

  • October 31, 1924 - Signed as a free agent by Ottawa Senators.
  • October 7, 1927 - Traded to Montreal Maroons by Ottawa for Harry Broadbent and $22,500.
  • October 26, 1936 - Traded to Boston by Mtl. Maroons for cash and future considerations (Gerry Shannon, December 4, 1936).
  • November, 5, 1937 - Traded to New York Americans by Boston for cash.

Source: Legends of Hockey Statistics for Hooley Smith

Trivia[]

  • Smith was promised a horse by a member of the Montreal Maroon's executive committee if the Maroons won the Stanley Cup. After the Maroons triumphed, Smith was presented with a black Percheron in April 1935 in front of a crowd of 3,000.

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Preceded by
Nels Stewart
Montreal Maroons captains
1932-36
Succeeded by
Lionel Conacher


Montreal Maroons Captains
Broadbent | Munro | Stewart | Smith | Conacher | Evans


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