Will Smith

BIOGRAPHY

William Smith was born March 17, 2005 in Lexington, Massachusetts. He is a centre in the National Hockey League.

Smith played for Boston College of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In Smith's first year in the national program, he scored 37 points in 35 games with the under-17 team. In his first draft-eligible year, he centered the under-18 team's first line, scoring over two points per game, and was named MVP of the BioSteel All-American Game. At the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships, Smith led the tournament in scoring with nine goals and 20 points in seven games and won a gold medal.

Smith was drafted fourth overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.