Steve Smith (ice hockey, born April 30, 1963)

This article is about the Stanley Cup champion defenceman. For the journeyman defenceman, see Steve Smith (ice hockey, born April 4, 1963). For other people of the same name, see Steven Smith.
Steve Smith
Born (1963-04-30) April 30, 1963
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
National team  Canada
NHL draft 111th overall, 1981
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1984–2000

James Stephen Smith (born April 30, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and former assistant coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for sixteen seasons from 1984 to 2001. Smith won the Stanley Cup three times (1987, 1988, 1990) with the Edmonton Oilers and played in the 1991 All-Star Game and for the 1991 Canadian Team that won the Canada Cup in Toronto. In addition to the Oilers, Smith played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Calgary Flames.

He coached as an assistant coach in the NHL from in two different stints from 1997 to 1998 and 2010 to 2021 for the Flames, Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Buffalo Sabres. Smith coached for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) starting in 2021 and was the interim head coach with the team in November 2023.

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