| Born | (1982-06-30) June 30, 1982 (age 42) St. Catharines, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Defense |
| NLL draft | 3rd overall, 2002 Buffalo Bandits |
| NLL teams | Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks |
| MLL teams | Hamilton Nationals |
| MSL team | Six Nations Chiefs |
| Pro career | 2003–2019 |
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.
Smith was named Defensive Player of the Year for the 2009 NLL season. 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.
Statistics
NLL
| 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 | 25 | ||
| 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 | 33 | 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 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Buffalo | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Buffalo | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | Buffalo | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2018 | Rochester | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2019 | Rochester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 208 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 534 | 685 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 80 | |||
Awards
| Preceded byRyan Cousins | NLL Defensive Player of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded bySandy Chapman |
References
- "Halifax Announces Billy Dee Smith Joining Coaching Staff". Inside Lacrosse. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- "PLL Releases Rosters via Players Social Media". Retrieved June 23, 2019.