James P. Smith (born August 4, 1957) is an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

administrator, who has served as the president of

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since 2015.

Career

Smith was elected as the organization's fifth president since 1937 in 2015. He succeeded Ron DeGregorio, who retired after 12 years in the position. He was re-elected in 2018. Smith is a head coach of the Hornets

Sled Hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

team, which skates out of Mount Prospect Ice Arena. He also is the co-founder of Allegra Marketing, Print and Mail, located in

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