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2016-17: Appeared in 35 games … had 14 points on five goals and nine assists … recorded a pair of game-winning goals … tallied career-high four points on a goal and three assists and was plus-4 in a 6-2 win over Army West Point … scored the game-winning goal in the third period of that win over Army … tied career-high with two goals, including the game-winner in a 6-2 victory at Niagara … had four points over the final six games … scored a goal in game one and game two of the Atlantic Hockey First Round series against Niagara … had three-game point scoring streak, Feb. 25 to March 4 … fired 62 shots on goal … had season-high five shots on goal twice … blocked 15 shots … won 128 face-offs … won 52.9 percent of his draws taken … had 12 points on three goals and nine assists in 12 Atlantic Hockey regular season games. STATS

2015-16: Battled through injuries to play in 23 games … recorded six points on two goals and four assists … scored a nifty breakaway goal and added an assist and was plus-2 in the Atlantic Hockey Championship game, a 7-4 win over top-seed Robert Morris … assisted on Myles Powell’s game-winning overtime goal in the Atlantic Hockey Semifinal, a 2-1 victor over Air Force, the night before … scored his first goal of the season against Mercyhurst … had assists against Niagara and Robert Morris … won 78-of-138 face-offs (.565 winning percentage) … blocked 21 shots, including a career-high four in a 2-2 tie against Army West Point … fired 30 shots on goal … recorded a goal and two assists in 13 Atlantic Hockey regular season contests. STATS

2014-15: One of five Tigers to appear in all 40 games … recorded 15 points on six goals and nine assists … scored the game-winning goal in RIT’s 2-1 victory over Canisius in the Atlantic Hockey Conference Semifinal … garnered Atlantic Hockey Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors, Feb. 3 … one of main cogs in penalty-killing unit that was fifth nationally at 87.9 percent … scored a shorthanded, game-winning goal in a 5-1 win over Sacred Heart … scored RIT’s first penalty shot goal since the 2007-08 season against UMass Lowell in the Mariucci Classic at Minnesota … had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win at Niagara … dished out two assists and was plus-2 in an 8-0 victory over Mercyhurst … was 15-for-19 on face-offs in that win … fired 63 shots on goal … scored goals in back-to-back wins over Canisius and Sacred Heart … second among all RIT players and first among forwards with 52 blocked shots … blocked a career-high six shots in a 4-1 win over Army … won 305 of 606 face-offs this season (50.3 percent) … had 12 points on four goals and eight assists in 28 league games … had seven points (3-4-7) in 16 road games … Tigers were 8-5-0 when he recorded at least one point. STATS

2013-14: Enjoyed a strong rookie season, appearing in all 37 contests … recorded 13 points on seven goals and six assists … ended the season with five points (2-3-5) over the final five contests … second on the team with 263 face-off wins … won 51.9 percent of his face-offs taken … named the Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the Week, Jan. 21 … made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Colgate … recorded his first collegiate point, an assist against Clarkson … scored his first collegiate goal in a 6-4 win over St. Lawrence … scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and lift RIT to a 1-0 win over Canisius … also tallied the game-winner in a 4-0 victory at Sacred Heart … recorded a season-best three points on a goal and two assists and was plus-3 in a 6-0 win over Army … dished out two assists in the final game at Ritter Arena, a 3-1 win over Canisius … fired 47 shots on goal … blocked 29 shots and emerged as a tremendous penalty-killer … had nine points on five goals and four assists in 27 AHA contests … Tigers were 6-3-1 when he recorded a point. STATS

Before RIT: Played the last three seasons for Sherwood Park of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) … recorded 138 points on 62 goals and 76 assists to go along with 184 penalty minutes in 176 games … best offensive season came in 2011-12, when he tallied 27 goals and 32 assists for 59 points with nine power-play goals in 60 games … added 10 points in 10 playoff games that season … named Sherwood Park Playoff MVP … served as an assistant captain in 2012-13 … led Sherwood Park in scoring with 20 goals and 48 points, including nine power-play and three game-winning tallies in 2012-13 … named the team’s Rookie of the Year in 2010-11.

Personal: Finance major … attended Ross Sheppard High School … son of Laurence and Wendy Smith … has one brother, Alex, and one sister, Lauren … likes to golf in the offseason … favorite TV show is “Breaking Bad” and favorite movie is “Happy Gilmore” … favorite actor is James Franco and favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston … favorite music artists are Eminem and Drake … would like to attend an Eminem concert … favorite NHL team is the Edmonton Oilers and favorite NHL player is Claude Giroux of the Pjiladelphia Flyers … favorite olympian is Usain Bolt … favorite opposing rink to play in is Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena … best personal hockey moment was winning back-to-back Atlantic Hockey Conference Championships … pregame ritual is the table laugh at pregame meal … celebrity crush is Jennifer Aniston … place outside North America that he would like to live is Italy … superpower that he would like is invisibility.

Career Highs
Goals: 2, Dec. 3, 2016 at Niagara
Assists: 3, Nov. 18, 2016 vs. Army
Points: 4, Nov. 18, 2016 vs. Army
+/-: +4, Nov. 18, 2016 vs. Army
Shots: 5. 4X, last Dec. 3, 2016 at Niagara
PIM: 20, Feb. 11, 2017 vs. Holy Cross