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.

For other people named Rod Smith, see Rod Smith (disambiguation).
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 1914–1923

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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