In his junior year , Smith was named a semi-finalist for the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born college hockey player in New England . The River Hawks won the 2017 Hockey East Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament and Smith was named to the All Tournament Team and Tournament MVP . On March 29 , 2017 , Smith chose to forgo his senior year at UMass and signed as an undrafted free agent by the National Hockey League 's Buffalo Sabres
2017 Hockey East Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament
2017 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
C. J. Smith (ice hockey)