Rod Smith (ice hockey)

Roderick Angus Smith (June 28, 1894 – November 25, 1961) was a professional ice hockey player. He played with the Saskatoon Crescents of the Western Canada Hockey League between 1922 and 1924.[1] Smith was also a member of the Winnipeg 61st Battalion team which captured the 1916 Allan Cup as amateur champions of Canada.[2] While on the Winnipeg 61st Battalion team Smith played alongside fellow defenseman and future Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Bullet Joe Simpson.

Rod Smith
Smith circa 1916
Born (1894-06-28)June 28, 1894
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Died November 25, 1961(1961-11-25) (aged 67)
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position Defence
Played for Saskatoon Crescents
Winnipeg 61st Battalion
Playing career 19141923

He died in 1961 and is buried at Riverside Memorial Park in Regina.[3]

References

  1. SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
  2. 1916 61st Battalion Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
  3. "Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project - Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery - Regina, Saskatchewan". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.


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