| Will Smith | |
| Birth Date: | 17 March 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 181 |
| Position: | Center |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Team: | San Jose Sharks |
| Ntl Team: | USA |
| Draft: | 4th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Team: | San Jose Sharks |
| Career Start: | 2024 |
William Smith (born March 17, 2005) is an American professional ice hockey center for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college hockey at Boston College. Smith was drafted fourth overall by the Sharks in the 2023 NHL entry draft.[1]
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.[2] He signed with the San Jose Sharks on May 28, 2024.[3]
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.[4]
On December 16, 2023, Smith was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 36 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 20 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Boston College | HE | 41 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 41 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | United States | U18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | United States | U18 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | United States | WJC | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | United States | WC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| College | |||
| All-Hockey East First Team | 2024 | [6] | |
| Hockey East All-Rookie Team | [7] | ||
| William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player | |||
| AHCA East First Team All-American | [8] | ||
| NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2024 | [9] | |
| International | |||
| U18 Best Forward | 2023 | [10] | |
| U18 All-Star Team | 2023 | ||
| U18 MVP | 2023 | ||