Sid Smith was born in Toronto Ontario. He wore #8,16,22,24 playing left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Smith played 3 partial seasons in 1947,1948,and 1949. He played full time with the Leafs for 9 seasons from 1949-50 to 1957-58.Smith had one regular season game with the Leafs in 1949 were in the post season he recorded 7 points in 6 games, with a hat trick in the second game against Detroit during the final series, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup defeating the Red Wings.
In the 1951 Stanley Cup final series against Montreal the Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 5 games all of them in overtime Smith scored the overtime winner in game one.
Smith scored 20 or more goals six seasons in a row during his career in Toronto, 20 or more goals a season is still used as a benchmark for todays players in the NHL, its considered an accomplishment to helping your team win games and as labels you as a goal scorer.
Smith scored the winning goal against the Boston Bruins in the first televised Maple Leaf game on November 1 1952.
He captained the Leafs for one season in 1955-56 when then captain Ted Kennedy retired.Smith won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1952 and in 1955. He helped his team win the Stanley Cup in 1948,1949,and 1951.
