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Bruins Alumni: Happy Birthday Alex Smith

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By: Andrew Lindroth | Follow me on Twitter! @andrewlindrothh

Alex Smith was born on April 2nd, 1902, in Bootle, Liverpool, England. He began his junior hockey journey as a 20-year-old defenseman and played for the Ottawa Gunners (OCHL) from 1922-1923 and then for Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL) from 1924-1925. During his season with Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL), he dominated in those 11 games, notching seven Keep Reading

Bruins Alumni: Happy Birthday Alex Smith

By: Mark Allred  |  Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

Smith was born on April 2nd, 1902, in Liverpool, England but grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. The 5′-11″ 176-pound left shooting defenseman played a majority of his National Hockey League career with the Ottawa Senators winning a Stanley Cup in 1927. On January 25th, 1933, Smith was traded from the Senators to the Boston Bruins for future considerations which ended up … Keep Reading