DAMIAN SMITH # 7

DAMIAN SMITH WAS BORN INTO THE WASPS DYNASTY, WITH HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER PREVIOUSLY OWING THE RINK.  DAMIAN MADE HIS WASPS DEBUT WAY BACK IN 1986 WHEN HE PLAYED ONE GAEM DURING THAT SEASON.  DAMIAN WON THE GRAND-SLAM AND LEAGUE AND CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE BEFORE HE WAS EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE HIS FACE MASK OFF! WHEN IAN COOPER LEFT THE RIVERSIDE RINK IN 1992, 'SMITHY' MORE THAN FILLED HIS BOOTS AND WAS NAMED BEST BRITSH PLAYER IN 1993.  DAMIAN WENT ON TO PLAY FOR GUILDFORD FLAMES, HULL THUNDER AND SLOUGH JETS BEFORE RETIRING IN 1999.

DAMIAN'S WASPS STATS SEASON  GP  G   A  PTS PIM 1986-87     1    1   0     1     0 1987-88    28   3   4     7     2 1988-89    35   7   8    15   14 1989-90    31   9  16   25   38 1990-91    30  14   9   23   86 1991-92    36  18  19  37   34 1992-93    35  32  39  71   50 1993-94    46  42  40  82   83 1994-95    36  15  29  44   87 ----------------------------------- TOTAL   278 141 164 305 394

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