Junior Season (2018-19): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Skated in 33 games … Led the team and ranked third in the WCHA and 14th nationally with a .589 faceoff winning percentage … Tallied 14 points with four goals and 10 assists … Ranked third on the team with eight points (2 goals, 6 assists) on the power play … Scored a pair of goals versus Bemidji State (Dec. 1) … Had a goal and an assist in the GLI Championship Game against Lake Superior State (Dec. 31) … Tallied a pair of assists at Ferris State (Nov. 10) and in the WCHA Playoffs at Bowling Green (March 9) … Had an assist on the game-winning goal at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 2 and 3) and versus Alaska (Nov. 23) … Also scored against UAF (Nov. 24) … Played 100th game in a Tech uniform on December 14 versus UAH.
Sophomore Season (2017-18): Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Appeared in 40 games, scoring eight goals and adding 14 assists … Had five multi-point games … Had a goal and an assist at Alaska (Nov. 24), versus Ferris State (Dec. 9), in the GLI versus Michigan State (Jan. 1), and at Bowling Green (Feb. 2) … Scored three power-play goals and finished with a plus-9 rating … Went on a six-game point streak from November 18-December 15 with four goals and five assists … Assisted on the game-winning goals in the Ice Breaker Championship at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 7) and against Northern Michigan (Nov. 10) as part of a two-assist game.
Freshman Season (2016-17): Appeared in 43-of-45 games, scoring seven goals and adding 13 assists for 20 points … Ranked in a tie for seventh in scoring amongst WCHA freshmen … Scored first collegiate goal for first career point vs. Alabama Huntsville (Oct. 14) … Scored the game-winning goal at Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 18) and had the game-winning assist at Northern Michigan (Oct. 29) and vs. Lake Superior State (Nov. 11) … Had five multi-point games with two games scoring a goal and adding an assist … Tech was 12-2-1 when he recorded a point … Had five points (1G-4A) in four of the first five playoff games … Attended the Calgary Flames Development Camp in July.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Racked up 84 points on 32 goals and 52 assists in 56 games with the Flin Flon Bombers in 2015-16 and was named the SJHL Player of the Year … Led the SJHL in assists in 2015-16 … Also had 21 points (7G, 14A) in 16 playoff games … Tallied 47 points (19G, 28A) in 2014-15 in 54 games with the Bombers … Played two seasons with the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the AJHL, appearing in 93 games with 28 points … Broke into the AJHL with two games for the Grande Prairie Storm in 2011-12.
Personal: Shoots right … Son of Syd and Judy Smith … Has an older brother Richard … Born Alex James Smith on July 10, 1995, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario … Enjoys fishing and golfing … Majoring in scientific and technical communication with a GPA of 3.34.
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 39 | 28 | ||
Points | 23 | 11 | ||
Goals | 7 | 2 | ||
Assists | 16 | 9 | ||
PIM | 20 | 12 | ||
+/- | +12 | +2 | ||
Power-play goals | 2 | 0 | ||
Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Empty net goals | 1 | 0 | ||
Games started | 17 | 12 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 71 | 46 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
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Oct 5 | at Robert Morris | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Oct 6 | at Robert Morris | W, 7-0 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 11 | Alaska | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 12 | Alaska | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 25 | at Bowling Green | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 26 | at Bowling Green | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 2 | at North Dakota | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 8 | Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 9 | Minnesota State | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 15 | at Lake Superior State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 16 | at Lake Superior State | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 22 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 23 | at Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 29 | at Alaska | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 30 | at Alaska | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 6 | Alaska Anchorage | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dec 7 | Alaska Anchorage | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 13 | Clarkson | T, 2-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 14 | Clarkson | L, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 30 | vs. Michigan State | W, 4-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 31 | vs. Michigan | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jan 4 | at Arizona State | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 5 | at Arizona State | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 10 | Bowling Green | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 11 | Bowling Green | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 17 | at Bemidji State | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 18 | at Bemidji State | T, 1-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 24 | Ferris State | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 25 | Ferris State | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jan 31 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Feb 1 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 7 | Lake Superior State | L, 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Feb 8 | Lake Superior State | W, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 14 | at Ferris State | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 15 | at Ferris State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 28 | at Northern Michigan | W, 8-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 29 | Northern Michigan | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mar 6 | at Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mar 7 | at Northern Michigan | W, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Mar 13 | at Minnesota State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mar 14 | at Minnesota State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mar 15 | at Minnesota State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
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Event | Total | 39 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | +12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
Conference | 28 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Away | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | +10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
Neutral | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Result | Wins | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | +12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Losses | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
Ties | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Month | October | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
November | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
December | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
January | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
February | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
March | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |