Donald Smith
Born 1889
Stats:
Season Games: 183
Goals: 171
Assists: ****
Points: 171
P.I.M. ****
Stats:
Playoff Games: 4
Goals: 2
Assists: ****
Points: 2
P.I.M.: ****
Centre Donald Smith was considered a consistent and steady hockey player, and was just what the Renfrew Millionaires were looking for in the 1911-12 season.
Smith first joined the National Hockey Association as a member of the Shamrock team after playing three years in Cornwall, and two years in other leagues. He then moved to the Renfrew Millionaires, playing on a line with Odie Cleghorn and Bobby Rowe.
It was a good decision for Smith, with his year as a Millionaire marking his career high of 28 goals in the 16 game season, landing him in third place on the scoring list.
When the Millionaires franchise closed, he moved with teammate Bert Lindsay to play for Victoria. Like many of the former Millionaire players, in 1913 Smith returned to the National Hockey Association.
He continued to play in the league for another eight years; seven with the Montreal Canadiens and one with the Montreal Wanderers before retiring in 1921.
He left hockey without having won the Stanley Cup but with a reputation for being a clean player, well-liked and respected by all who had played with and against him.