Ernie Smith played in four Canadian championships (1945, 1949, 1951 and 1952), winning the title in 1945 and 1949.

Actually, he took part in five Mann Cup tournaments. Smith became a referee after his 1953 retirement, officiating in 113 senior games including the second and fifth games of the 1955 Peterborough-Victoria Mann Cup series.

During his 303-game senior career, Ernie accumulated 429 goals and 127 assists for 556 points and won the MVP honours in the 1952 league playoffs.