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"Battlin' Billy" Smith got an early start with the Royals

Long before he earned the moniker “Battlin Billy” while guarding the net for the New York Islanders, Royals’ Hall of Fame goaltender Billy Smith was showing signs that he wasn’t one to mess with when coming within a stick swing of his crease. In a December 1969 Quebec Junior Hockey League game in Drummondville, against the Rangers, Smith didn’t just slug it out with one opponent who ran him in his crease, but he took on two, one after the other,…
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Cornwall Seaway News broke the news in on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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