CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2025-26: Set the Penn State single-season record for goals by a defenseman with 11…Scored seven powerplay goals for another Penn State defensive record and the second-most PPG’s in a single-season all-time.
2025-26 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to the All-B1G Second Team as well as the Big Ten All-Freshman squad.
Season: Skated in 35 games leading all defensemen with 26 points on 11 goals and 15 assists. His 26 points are tied for the sixth-most by a defenseman in program history while his 11 goals are the new program standard for blue-liners…Added 31 blocked shots.
Clarkson (10/9-10): Recorded an assist in each game of a series split with Clarkson. LIU (10/17): Scored his first NCAA goal while adding an assist in the first game of a series sweep. Stonehill (10/24-25): Tallied three assists in a series sweep. at OSU (10/31): Scored one goal in the second game of a series sweep in Columbus. at Minnesota (11/22): Scored the game-winning goal at Minnesota to split the series. RIT (1/4): Scored a goal in a 7-3 victory. Minnesota (1/10): Collected a goal in a 5-2 win to complete a series sweep. Notre Dame (1/17): Scored a goal and registered two assists in a 6-3 win over the Irish for a career best 3-point game. at Wisconsin (1/23): Scored one goal in a 7-2 victory. Michigan State (1/30): Tallied a goal and an assist in a Friday night loss. at Michigan (2/13): Scored two of the four goals in an overtime loss against the Wolverines. Ohio State (2/20-21): Added another goal and four assists in a series sweep against the Buckeyes. Wisconsin (3/5): Notched an assist in a loss against the Badgers. at Michigan (3/14): Recorded an assist in a playoff loss.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Drafted 14th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft…Spent the past two-plus seasons with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League…Registered career-highs across the board with 11 goals and 43 assists for 54 points in 68 games in 2024-25…Added one goal and two assists in a pair of playoff games for the Americans…Ranked 10th among WHL blueliners with his 54 points while his 43 assists tied for ninth…Tallied 88 points on 20 goals and 68 assists in 143 total WHL games, including playoffs…Earned team recognition each season with Tri-City, being named the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year and the 2024-25 Defenseman of the Year…Won gold with Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships skating in all seven games scoring four goals from the backend while adding one assist for five points and a plus-7 rating…Had three assists in five games while leading Canada to the gold medal at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton.
PERSONAL
Son of Kristie and Wade Smith…The middle child of three boys with an older brother, Marshall, and younger brother Parker…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.