Background
Smith was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, but grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Bobby Smith
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As a junior playing for the Ottawa 67"s in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) in the 1977-1978 season, Smith set league records that still stand more than thirty years later for most assists (123) and most points (192) in a single season. He was drafted first overall in the 1978 National Hockey League Amateur Draft by Minnesota. Smith is currently the majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, also serving as head coach for most of the 2010-2011 season.
Smith also served as general manager of the National Hockey League"s Phoenix Coyotes from 1996 to 2000.
Achievements
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The 20-year-old Smith beat out 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky (182 points) for that year"s OMJHL scoring title, while also winning the Red Tilson Trophy as the OMJHL"s most outstanding player and was voted the CHL Player of the Year for the entire Canadian Hockey League. Smith won the Calder Trophy in 1979 and the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal.
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Canada