Hooley Smith
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Reginald "Hooley" Smith (January 7, 1903 in Toronto, Ontario - August 24, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans.
He started his career with the Ottawa Senators and 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 was in financial difficulties despite their winning team and sold Hooley to the Montreal Maroons for $22,500 plus the return to Ottawa of Punch Broadbent.
Hooley was a member of one of the best early forward lines in NHL history, the "S" line for the Maroons. He, Nels Stewart and Albert "Babe" Siebert made up the famous line that was feared throughout the NHL.
By the mid-1930's the Maroons were experiencing financial difficulties and he was sold to Boston. 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.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.
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.
[edit] 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 | ||||
