BILLY SMITH INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME

Billy Smith, who backstopped the New York Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup titles in the early 1980s, was inducted into the Hall of Fame along with former Montreal stars Steve Shutt and Guy Lapointe and former New York Rangers player Edgar Laprade.

Also inducted, were linesman John D'Amico, Vancouver Canucks owner Frank Griffiths, Buffalo Sabres owner Seymour Knox, minor-hockey volunteer Fred Page, Toronto Globe and Mail writer Al Strachan and Minnesota broadcaster Al Shaver.