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Rodger Dennis Smith

Rodger Smith played hockey in his hometown of Ottawa from 1919 to 1923 before moving down to the States to play for the Pittsburgh Yellowjackets of the USAHA. After two seasons, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a free agent and made his NHL debut in the 1925-26 season.

After five seasons in Pittsburgh, the team moved to Philadelphia and Smith followed to play the 1930-31 season. During that year, Smith was traded back to Pittsburgh's IAHL team. He played one more season in 1931-32 in the ECHL before retiring from the game.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1918-19	Hamilton Tigers	OHA-Int.
1919-20	Ottawa War Vets	OCHL	7	3	0	3	22
1920-21	Ottawa Gunners	OCHL	13	6	0	6			6	1	3	4	9
1921-22	Ottawa Gunners	OCHL	10	6	3	9	9		6	6	5	11	15
1922-23	Ottawa Gunners	OCHL	17	19	10	29	21
1923-24	Pittsburgh Yellowjackets	USAHA	20	9	2	11			12	4	1	5	12
1924-25	Pittsburgh Yellowjackets	USAHA	34	8	0	8			8	1	0	1
1925-26	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL	36	9	1	10	22		2	1	0	1	0
1926-27	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL	36	4	0	4	6
1927-28	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL	43	1	0	1	30		2	2	0	2	0
1928-29	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL	44	4	2	6	49
1929-30	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL	42	2	1	3	65
1930-31	Philadelphia Quakers	NHL	9	0	0	0	0
1930-31	Pittsburgh Yellowjackets	IHL	26	1	0	1	2		6	0	0	0	4
1930-31	Niagara Falls Cataracts	Can-Pro	12	0	0	0	0
1931-32	Chicoutimi Carabins	ECHL	23	6	10	16	36		3	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals			210	20	4	24	172		4	3	0	3	0


Brother of Des OCHL First All-Star Team (1920, 1921, 1922, 1923) ECHL First All-Star Team (1932)	Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, September 26, 1925. Transferred to Philadelphia after Pittsburgh franchise relocated, October 18, 1930. Traded to Pittsburgh (IHL) by Philadelphia, December 16, 1930.

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