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Barry Smith (ice hockey, born 1952)

Barry Smith (ice hockey, born 1952)

American ice hockey coach

Barry Smith (born August 21, 1952) is an American ice hockey coach.

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For the former NHL player, see Barry Smith (ice hockey b. 1955).

Career

Smith began his coaching career in 1975 with Elmira College. In 1986, he began a long career as an assistant and associate coach in the National Hockey League, working with the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Phoenix Coyotes, winning seven Stanley Cups along the way.[1] Smith also coached five games for the Red Wings in 1998 after head coach Scotty Bowman was unable to start the season behind the bench due to knee surgery. In 2008, he became head coach of SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. After being a pro scout for the Chicago Blackhawks,[2] he was the head coach of HC Lugano in Switzerland's NLA. In 2021, he became the head coach of Djurgårdens IF Hockey a Swedish team in the Swedish Hockey League contract lasting for one year with possibility of extension.[3] In October 2021, Djurgårdens IF Hockey announced Smith's departure, following a poor run of form at the beginning of the season.[4]

Coaching record

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Awards and achievements

Assistant coach

References

  1. [1]
    The Internet Hockey Database - Profile - Barry Smith
  2. [2]
    Front Office - Chicago Blackhawks
  3. [3]
    "Mästartränaren och NHL-ikonen Barry Smith till Djurgården". Djurgården Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Djurgården och Barry Smith avslutar samarbetet". Djurgården Hockey (in Swedish). Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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