Al Smith Whalers Career Highlights
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| DATE |
HIGHLIGHT |
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| 10/12/1972 | Al Smith records the Whalers 1st win vs Philadelphia. |
| 10/21/1972 | Al Smith records the Whalers 1st game misconduct penalty (plus a major for roughing and a major for fighting) while battling opposing goaltender Serge Aubrey vs Quebec. |
| 11/27/1972 | Al Smith records the Whalers 1st ever shutout (his 8th career) with 24 saves vs Cleveland. |
| 11/29/1972 | Al Smith makes the save on the 1st penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Ron Ward of New York. |
| 12/31/1972 | Al Smith records his 2nd Whalers shutout (his 9th career) vs New York. |
| 1/6/1973 | Al Smith represents the Whalers in the 1973 WHA All-Star game in Quebec. |
| 1/25/1973 | Al Smith makes the save on the 1st penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Wayne Carleton of Ottawa. |
| 2/20/1973 | Al Smith records his 1st WHA point (an assist) vs Philadelphia. |
| 3/7/1973 | Al Smith records his 3rd Whalers shutout (10th career) making 22 saves vs Cleveland. |
| 5/30/1973 | Tom Webster and Jim Dorey are name to the WHA All-stars 2nd team. Rick Ley, Ted Green, and Al Smith are named to the 3rd team. |
| 10/25/1973 | Al Smith makes the save on the 2nd penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Andre Lacroix of New York. |
| 11/22/1973 | Al Smith makes the save on the 3rd penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Wayne Connelly of Minnesota. |
| 12/15/1973 | Al Smith (would not play due to injury), Rick Ley, Brad Selwood, Larry Pleau, and Hugh Harris are voted by the players to the 1974 WHA All Star game. Jim Dorey would be named at a later date. |
| 1/26/1974 | Al Smith records his 4th Whalers shutout (11th career) making 19 saves vs Cleveland. |
| 2/23/1974 | Al Smith records his 5th Whalers shutout (12th career) making 28 saves vs Chicago. |
| 4/1/1974 | Al Smith makes the save on the 4th penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Frank Hughes of Houston. |
| 4/14/1974 | Al Smith records the Whalers 1st ever playoff shutout (his 6th Whalers, 13th career) making 31 saves vs Chicago. |
| 5/14/1974 | Al Smith is named to the WHA 3rd team All-stars. |
| 11/8/1974 | Al Smith records his 7th Whalers shutout (14th career) vs San Diego. |
| 1/4/1975 | Al Smith is scored against on the 5th (and only successful WHA) penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Danny Lawson of Vancouver. |
| 1/11/1975 | Whalers play 1st game at Hartford Civic Center, a 4-3 overtime win vs San Diego. Don Blackburn scores the Whalers 1st goal, Garry Swain scores the game winning goal in overtime shorthanded, and goalie Al Smith records the win. |
| 1/21/1975 | Al Smith represents the Whalers in the 1975 WHA All-Star game in Edmonton. |
| 1/27/1975 | Al smith records his 8th Whalers shutout (15th career) with 36 saves vs Cleveland. |
| 2/25/1975 | Al Smith sets the Whalers (Franchise) goaltending record for most consecutive games played at 28 games (starting on 12/1/74, going 13-13-2) vs Vancouver. |
| 10/12/1977 | Al Smith opens the regular season with his 8th WHA shutout vs Houston. |
| 1/17/1978 | Al Smith represents the Whalers as the starting goaltender in the 1978 WHA All-Star game in Quebec. |
| 1/28/1978 | Al Smith records his 9th WHA shutout vs Houston. |
| 12/29/1978 | Al Smith records his 10th WHA shutout vs Birmingham. |
| 2/21/1979 | Al Smith makes the save on the 6th (and final WHA) penalty shot vs the Whalers taken by Steve West of Winnipeg. |
| 11/17/1979 | Al Smith records the Whalers 1st NHL shutout (11th Whalers, 5th NHL) with 23 saves vs Edmonton. |
| 1/7/1980 | Al Smith makes the save on the 1st NHL penalty shot against the Whalers (7th franchise) taken by Claude Larose of the Rangers. |
| 2/29/1980 | Al Smith sets the Whalers team record for fewest saves recording a shutout (12th Whalers, 6th NHL) with 14 vs St. Louis. |
| 3/31/1982 | Whalers announce "The Team of the Decade" (voted by readers of the Hartford Sports Extra): Blaine Stoughton (LW), Mike Rogers, Tom Webster (RW), Rick Ley, Mark Howe (D), Al Smith (G), and Harry Neale (coach). |
