Stan Smyl

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stan Smyl
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1958(1958-01-28)
Age	66
Birthplace	Glendon
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Stan Smyl Biography

Stan Smyl is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on January 28, 1958 in Glendon, England, United Kingdom. Stanley Philip Smyl (born January 28th 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. In his junior years Smyl was a part of 3 consecutive Memorial Cups with the New Westminster Bruins and won the title both in 1977 and in 1978. He was drafted to be 40th in the overall selection by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft and continued to play the entirety of his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the team up to his retirement in the year 1991. Smyl was born in Glendon, Alberta, but was raised living in St. Paul, Alberta.

In the final year of his junior high school Smyl got selected for be part of the Canadian National Junior Team for 1978’s World Junior Championships, held in Quebec, Canada. Participating as the host country, Canada earned the bronze medal after finishing third in round-robin competition. Smyl had one goal and two assists during six games.

Smyl became a point-per-game player in his second NHL season, leading the Canucks in scoring with 31 goals and 78 points over 77 games in 1979–80. In the second half of the season, he registered a team record point-scoring streak that lasted 12 games (five goals and 22 points) between February 7 and March 4, 1980. The streak broke Dennis Kearns’ 11-game mark, set three years prior in March 1977. Shortly after the streak ended, he notched his first NHL career hat trick against the goaltender Pat Riggin during a game against the Atlanta Flames on March 7. Nearly a month later, he notched four assists in one game – a 5–0 win against the Edmonton Oilers on April 1, 1980.

Early in the 1981–82 season, Smyl recorded a five-point game, notching a hat trick and two assists, in an 8–4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 31, 1981. Late in the campaign, he was named team captain, succeeding defenceman Kevin McCarthy, who had broken his ankle during practice. He went on to complete the campaign with 34 goals and 78 points over 80 games.

After his play-offs in the Blazers, Smyl debuted at the level of major junior with the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Smyl played in three playoff games, and was an integral part of the Bruins franchise’s inaugural President’s Cup as WCHL champions. After joining the Bruins full-time during the following year, Smyl put up 74 points over 72 games as the Bruins took the second time in succession WCHL title. They were selected for 1976’s Memorial Cup, they lost the Canadian major junior championship to Hamilton Fincups. Hamilton Fincups.

Stan Smyl Net Worth

Stan Smyl is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stan Smyl 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Smyl was a Junior A player for his team the Bellingham Blazers of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) for one season between 1974-75. He scored 33 points in his 25 playoff matches, he steered the Blazers to winning the Fred Page Cup title as league champions after an 8-2 victory over their opponents, the Kelowna Buckaroos. In a best-of-seven match against the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) champions in order to be a part at the 1995 Royal Bank Cup, the Blazers were unable to win their Pacific Regional title in the hands of Spruce Grove Mets.

Between 1976 and 1977, New Westminster repeated as President’s Cup champions as Smyl scored 66 points during the regular season before scoring the team scored 13 points over 13 games in playoffs. In their return in the Memorial Cup, the Bruins took home their first major junior championship in the history of their franchise. Participating in the third season as a major junior, Smyl recorded a WCJHL career-high 76 points across 53 games. The 1978 WCHL playoffs, the player scored 35 points in just 20 games, and won three consecutive President’s Cup with the Bruins. In 1978’s Memorial Cup, Smyl was named MVP of the tournament and also received the tournament All-Star Team honours with 14 points in five games. It was the year that the Bruins were the only team to win the title of Memorial Cup champions in consecutive seasons, since the Bruins were crowned champions again for the second time in a row.

After a decorated season with the New Westminster Bruins, his final year of junior, Smyl was a third round, 40th overall selection in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Smyl entered the NHL with the Canucks the following season in 1978–79. Playing on a line with fellow rookies Thomas Gradin and Curt Fraser, he scored 14 goals and 38 points over 62 games in his first season. He also proved to be physical, earning 89 penalty minutes as well. As the Canucks qualified for the 1979 playoffs as the final seed, Smyl scored his first NHL post-season goal in game one of the preliminary round against the Philadelphia Flyers. Vancouver won the game 3–2, but went on to lose the best-of-three series in three games. Smyl also played three games for the Central Hockey League’s Dallas Black Hawks during the campaign.

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Later in the season, Smyl became the Canucks’ all-time leader in regular season games played with 648, passing Harold Snepsts in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on November 5, 1985. The following month, Smyl became the Canucks all-time points leader on December 14, 1986. Notching his sixth career hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks, he recorded his 551st career point to pass Thomas Gradin’s all-time leading mark of 550. A little over a month later, Smyl was awarded the first and only penalty shot of his NHL career during a game against the Calgary Flames on January 16, 1987. Facing goaltender Mike Vernon, he scored to help the Canucks win 9–5. There was speculation at the trade deadline in March 1987 that Smyl would be traded to a playoff contender, as the Canucks were in the midst of another losing season. Smyl responded by asserting that Vancouver was his home and he had no desire to be dealt away. He finished the campaign with 20 goals and 43 points over 66 games in an injury-shortened season. It marked the lowest points total of his career and the start of a decrease in production in the remaining four seasons before his retirement.

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Stan Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Stan Smyl celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

The following season, the Canucks met the Nordiques in a game on October 13,

1986. Smyl fought Côté during the game, but he was consequently sidelined by re-injuring his knee. Upon returning to the lineup, Smyl was involved in an altercation with Montreal Canadiens forward Stéphane Richer that led to a bench-clearing brawl during a game on November 2. After spearing Richer late in the third period, Canadiens forward Claude Lemieux then sucker-punched Smyl in the head on his way to the bench. A total of 139 penalty minutes were assessed to both teams and the Canadiens went on to win the game 5–3.