Billy Dee Smith

Billy Dee Smith (born June 30, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was also a member of the gold medal winning Canadian lacrosse team at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship.

Billy Dee Smith
Born (1982-06-30) June 30, 1982
St. Catharines, Ontario
NationalityCanada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL draft3rd overall, 2002
Buffalo Bandits
NLL teamRochester Knighthawks
MLL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Hamilton Nationals
MSL teamSix Nations Chiefs
Pro career2003

Smith was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2009 NLL season.[1] Injuries have limited his career.

In 2019, Smith was announced as part of Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League as a member of Chaos Lacrosse Club.[2]

Statistics

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2003Buffalo72132446------------
2004Buffalo1522440563011114
2005Buffalo163143760100014
2006Buffalo1151642453123822
2007Buffalo140884029200062
2008Buffalo1472957583404162
2009Buffalo1357124723201184
2010Buffalo164486748101162
2011Buffalo------------------------
2012Buffalo1511240541000320
2013Buffalo122132237------------
2014Buffalo5011713------------
NLL Totals1383129603864571655105860

Awards

Preceded by
Ryan Cousins
NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Sandy Chapman

References

  1. "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  2. "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media". Retrieved June 23, 2019.
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