Rod Smylie

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{more references|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| caption =

| position = Left wing

| played_for = Toronto St. Patricks
Ottawa Senators

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 170

| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|9|28}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|3|4|1895|9|28}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1920

| career_end = 1926

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Roderick Thomas Smylie (September 28, 1895 – March 4, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Smylie played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators. He won the Stanley Cup in 1922 with Toronto. He was the last surviving member of the 1921–22 Stanley Cup championship team.

Playing career

Smylie was born in Toronto. In 1915–16, Smylie played junior hockey for the Toronto R & AA team. In 1916, he enrolled in the University of Toronto and joined the U of T Dental College senior team. He played four seasons with the Dentals, including an Allan Cup series in 1917. In 1920, Smylie started his professional career with the Toronto St. Patricks. Smylie played three seasons with the St. Pats, including the 1922 Stanley Cup championship. In 1923–24, Smylie played one season for the Ottawa Senators, before returning to Toronto for two more seasons with the St. Pats before retiring from ice hockey.{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449090 |publisher=NHL |title=Rod Smylie - Stats |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}

Personal life

After his hockey career, he became a physician and practiced at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. His sons Rod and Doug both played professional football for the Toronto Argonauts and won the Grey Cup in 1952.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1915–16

| Toronto R&AA

| OHA Jr

| —

| —

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| 1916–17

| Toronto Dentals

| OHA Sr

| 7

707

| 3

3030
1916–17

| Toronto Dentals

| Al-Cup

| —

| 4

2244
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| 1917–18

| Toronto Dentals

| OHA Sr

| 8

13013

| 2

0000
1918–19

| Toronto Dentals

| OHA Sr

| 7

8513

| 2

1120
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| 1919–20

| Toronto Dentals

| OHA Sr

| 5

83110

| —

1920–21

| Toronto St. Pats

| NHL

| 23

2132

| 2

0000
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| 1921–22

| Toronto St. Pats

| NHL

| 20

0002

| 1

0002
1921–22

| Toronto St. Pats

| St-Cup

| —

| 5

1340
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| 1923–23

| Toronto St. Pats

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

1923–24

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 13

1128

| —

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| 1924–25

| Toronto St. Pats

| NHL

| 11

1010

| 1

0000
1925–26

| Toronto St. Pats

| NHL

| 5

0000

| —

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! colspan="3"| NHL totals

! 74 !! 4 !! 2 !! 6 !! 12

! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2

References

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