Dale Smedsmo
| Dale Smedsmo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 23, 1951 Roseau, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Cincinnati Stingers New England Whalers Indianapolis Racers | ||
| NHL draft |
93rd overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1979 | ||
Dale Darwin Smedsmo (born August 23, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey forward.
Career
[edit]Smedsmo played four games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and 110 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers, Cincinnati Stingers, and Indianapolis Racers between 1973 and 1978. Smedsmo played college hockey at Bemidji State University for the Bemidji State Beavers.
Personal life
[edit]Smedsmo's stepson is Dustin Byfuglien, who also played in the NHL.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Roseau High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Bemidji State University | NCAA III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Bemidji State University | NCAA III | 24 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Bemidji State University | NCAA III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 64 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 63 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Hampton Gulls | SHL | 33 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 66 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Hampton Gulls | SHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Long Beach Sharks | PHL | 40 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Tucson Rustlers | PHL | 55 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Los Angeles Blades | PHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 110 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 291 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rogers, Jesse (May 7, 2010). "Byfuglien has found emotional side". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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