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Billy Dee Smith

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Billy Dee Smith
Born (1982-06-30) June 30, 1982 (age 42)
St. Catharines, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL draft3rd overall, 2002
Buffalo Bandits
NLL teamRochester Knighthawks
MLL teamsHamilton Nationals
MSL teamSix Nations Chiefs
Pro career20032019

Billy Dee Smith (born June 30, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a former professional lacrosse player played for the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was also a member of the gold medal winning Canadian lacrosse team at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Smith is an assistant coach for the Halifax Thunderbirds.[1]

Smith was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2009 NLL season.[2] Injuries have limited his career.

In 2019, Smith was announced as part of Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League as a member of Chaos Lacrosse Club.[3]

Statistics

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NLL

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2003 Buffalo 7 2 1 3 24 46 -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Buffalo 15 2 2 4 40 56 3 0 1 1 11 4
2005 Buffalo 16 3 1 4 37 60 1 0 0 0 1 4
2006 Buffalo 11 5 1 6 42 45 3 1 2 3 8 22
2007 Buffalo 14 0 8 8 40 29 2 0 0 0 6 2
2008 Buffalo 14 7 2 9 57 58 3 4 0 4 16 2
2009 Buffalo 13 5 7 12 47 23 2 0 1 1 8 4
2010 Buffalo 16 4 4 8 67 48 1 0 1 1 6 2
2011 Buffalo -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2012 Buffalo 15 1 1 2 40 54 1 0 0 0 3 20
2013 Buffalo 12 2 1 3 22 37 -- -- -- -- -- --
2014 Buffalo 5 0 1 1 7 13 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 138 31 29 60 386 457 16 5 5 10 58 60

Awards

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Preceded by NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Sandy Chapman

References

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  1. ^ "Halifax Announces Billy Dee Smith Joining Coaching Staff". Inside Lacrosse. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. ^ "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  3. ^ "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media". Retrieved June 23, 2019.