▁career ▁ ▁Colleg iate ▁Smith ▁played ▁college ▁hockey ▁for ▁U M ass ▁Low ell ▁of ▁Hockey ▁East ▁for ▁three ▁seasons ▁while ▁major ing ▁in ▁chem istry . ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season ▁at ▁U M ass , ▁Smith ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁All ▁Hockey ▁East ▁Ro ok ie ▁Team ▁after ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁goals , ▁ 1 9 ▁ass ists ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁points . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁River ▁Haw k ▁ro ok ie ▁since ▁Scott ▁Wilson ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁score ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁Smith ▁and ▁Z ack ▁Kam rass ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁U M ass ▁Low ell ▁Hockey ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁Award . ▁Smith ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁River ▁Haw ks ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year , ▁Smith ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Hockey ▁East ▁All - T ourn ament ▁Team ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁River ▁Haw ks ▁leading ▁sc orer ▁award . ▁He ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁hat ▁trick ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Arizona ▁State ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Hockey ▁East ▁Men ' s ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Tournament , ▁Smith ▁helped ▁Massachusetts – L ow ell ▁beat ▁Boston ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁Qu arter final s ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁Sem if inals ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁Championship .