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poWer plAY Richard Smit (’97) and the world’s fastest game 00 20 / Summer Fall 2011 2011 / RECORD / RECORD
featuRe stORy by Sue Seaborn When Richard Smit graduated from Mount Allison in 1997, his passion was hockey. The three-time Mounties’ captain/assistant captain and four-time Academic All- Canadian has an honours degree in biochemistry. It was unlikely he knew then that his career of choice would see him working with the very hockey heroes that he idolized while playing minor hockey in Bracebridge, On. now in his eleventh year working with the Toronto-based national Hockey League Players’ Association (nHLPA), Smit is currently the Director of Finance and Hockey Related Revenue (HRR), and travels the continent representing some of the world’s greatest athletes. After graduation the University’s Senior Scholar Athlete patrolled the blue line in two pro leagues, first in Louisiana and then in Germany, and following two months of some thought-provoking back packing trips, decided to consider alternate career options. Back in Toronto he secured a job at a small accounting firm. With a propensity to work with numbers he then landed a job with the nHLPA as an accountant, and eventually received his ‘‘ To be present at the gold medal hockey game was something ’’ I’ll never forget CGA (Certified General Accountant) designation in 2005. He became controller and was shortly after promoted to Director of Finance in 2008. Smit feels very fortunate to work in the game he loves and represent so many hockey greats — players whom he says really are just well-grounded people. To top it off, some of the perks include attendance at nHL games and an opportunity to meet some of his idols of old. Speaking of his greatest experiences, Smit says, “Working at the vancouver Olympics and to be present at the gold medal hockey game was something I’ll never forget.” Smit also says he will never forget Mount Allison. “I have great memories of all the hockey guys and other athletes in our Mountie family. We had fun but we also learned to manage our time effectively — valuable lessons that I still rely on. We balanced our schedules between practices, games, academics, and social time. We also learned to work alongside others who were enrolled in different programs, had diverse backgrounds, and offered different views. These people and experiences really helped shape my current outlook on life and work.” Some of his most memorable moments as a Hockey Mountie were the camaraderie with teammates on and off the ice, his selections to all-star games, and his invite to play with the Atlantic All-Stars against the Canadian Junior team. Always a quiet leader with a tremendous work ethic, Smit has worked his way to the top of every opportunity that has challenged him. But despite all of his accomplishments, Smit is most proud of becoming a father. He and his wife Trish are now the proud parents of 11-month-old Charlie. And for Smit, there has been no better feeling. / 21
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