Denis Rodger Smith (July 26, 1896 – January 31, 1935) was a Canadian professional

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 ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference to ...

who played six seasons in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers between 1925 and 1931. He was born in Ottawa,

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1896 births 1935 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ottawa Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) players Philadelphia Quakers (NHL) players Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (IHL) players Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (USAHA) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1890s-stub