Dallas Smith

Dallas Earl Smith (born October 10, 1941) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played fifteen seasons in the National Hockey League between 1960 and 1978 with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Signed as a teenager by the Bruins after a junior career with their Estevan Bruins farm team, he posted a 45-point season in 1959-60, earning a call-up to make his Boston debut in 1960. He played the full 1961 season with the club but spent most of the following seven seasons in the minor leagues. With the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League, Smith earned Second All-Star Team honours in 1966 and won CHL championships in 1966 and 1967. Following the NHL's 1967 expansion, Smith secured a permanent place with the Bruins. Partnered on defence with Bobby Orr, he led the league in plus/minus the first season the statistic was officially tabulated, and he was a valuable member of the Bruins penalty kill throughout his career. He won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 1970 and 1972. Internationally, he represented the Canadian national team at the 1977 World Championships.