on March 13, 2021. While playing with the Reign, Smith-Pelly played on a line with Quinton Byfield and Akil Thomas, forming the first all-Black line in the history of the team. On December 30, 2022, Smith-Pelly announced his retirement from professional hockey. International play Smith-Pelly debuted with Hockey Canada at the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. He recorded three assists over six games playing with Team Ontario, helping them to a gold medal win. During his NHL rookie season, the Anaheim Ducks loaned Smith-Pelly to the Canadian junior team for the 2012 World Junior Championships. One of two players to be loaned from the NHL (Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brett Connolly was the other), he was named an alternate captain for the team. In Canada's first game of the tournament, against Finland, he broke a bone in his left foot blocking a shot. Opting to stay with the team rather than return to Anaheim to begin his rehabilitation, Smith-Pelly watched as Canada went on to win the bronze medal and since he was part of the Canadian roster, he also received a medal. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honours References External links 1992 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks Anaheim Ducks players Black Canadian ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers HC Kunlun Red Star players Hershey Bears players Laval Rocket players Mississauga St. Michael's Majors players Montreal Canadiens players New Jersey Devils players Norfolk Admirals players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Ice hockey people from Toronto Stanley Cup champions Syracuse Crunch players Washington Capitals players