- Hooley Smith
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Right Wing
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weight_lb = 155
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played_for = Ottawa Senators
Montreal Maroons
Boston Bruins
New York Americans
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1903|1|7
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
death_date = death date and age|1963|8|24|1903|1|7
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career_start = 1924
career_end = 1941
halloffame = 1972
website =Reginald "Hooley" Smith (
January 7 ,1903 –August 24 ,1963 ) was a Canadianprofessional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators,Montreal Maroons ,Boston Bruins andNew York Americans .Born in
Toronto , Smith played amateur hockey for theToronto Granites team that won theAllan Cup and a gold medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics, representing Canada.He started his professional 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 andAlbert "Babe" Siebert made up the famous line that was feared throughout the NHL. Smith was Captain when Montreal Maroons won their final Stanley Cup in 1935.By the mid-1930s 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.
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