Bob Smith (ice hockey) Bob Smith (ice hockey) Robert (Bob) Smith (born December 1, 1946) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Smith was selected 11th overall in the 1967 NHL Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but did not make it to the NHL, playing five seasons in the minor leagues. Smith was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Smith was an 18-year-old playing in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 11th overall pick of the 1967 NHL Amateur draft. Although all 12 NHL teams were
Women's ice hockey in Finland increased: there are now 12 teams in the Women's 1st Division, NAISTEN I-DIVISIOONA (second level after the Finnish National Women's League). The following IIHF tournaments were hosted in Finland. This page was written with a translation of on Finnish Wikipedia. Women's ice hockey in Finland Women's ice hockey in Finland had 2,593 players in 2005 and 4,694 in 2011. The Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja (Finnish national women's league) is the league elite of women's ice hockey in Finland. This league is organized by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. The first league was created in 1982–1983. Several teams of this first Finnish