Billy Smith
Chronology
| 1970 | Drafted by Los Angeles Kings |
| 1970-71 | Leads Springfield Kings to Calder Cup victory |
| 1972 | Selected by New York Islanders in NHL expansion draft |
| 1975 | Plays in first Stanley Cup playoff |
| 1978-79 | Records a career high 54 penalty minutes |
| 1979 | Credited with first NHL goal scored by a goalie |
| 1979-83 | Islanders win four consecutive Stanley Cups |
| 1981-82 | Leads NHL goalies with 32 regular season wins |
| 1983 | Sweeps Vancouver Canucks in Stanley Cup finals series, holding Wayne Gretzky scoreless |
| 1987 | NHL increases size of goal crease as a result of Smith's aggressive style of play |
| 1989 | Announces retirement, remains with Islanders as goaltending coach |
| 1993 | New York Islanders retire Smith's jersey number, 31 |
| 1993 | Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame |
| 1993-99 | Coaches with Florida Panthers hockey club |
| 2001 | Rejoins Islanders as goaltending coach |
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