Grafton Glenard Smith (April 25, 1895 – October 6, 1949) was a Canadian

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player who played nine games in the

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during the 1921–22 season for the

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, and won the

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with the team. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1915 to 1922, was spent in the Ontario Hockey Association senior league. Born in

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, Smith played junior hockey in Woodstock from 1910 to 1914, when he left to military service. After his return, he played senior hockey in Toronto until 1921. After his hockey career ended, he retired to the township of East York, in Ontario. In 1949, Glenn Smith died suddenly at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was buried October 13, 1949 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto. He had been an editor and publisher of a magazine in the final years of his life.

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* 1895 births 1949 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian military personnel of World War I Ice hockey people from Ontario Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players People from Grey County Toronto St. Pats players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1890s-stub