2025-2026 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 28
William Smith
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- Junior Team:
- Omaha Lancers (USHL)
Ohio State Career
- 2026 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- 2026 team Best Defensive Player award winner
- Three-time Ohio State Scholar-AthleteÂ
- 2025 and 2026 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Played in 105 games through first three years as a Buckeye, with eight goals, 15 assists, 23 points and 90 shot blocks
- Skated in all 37 games and had career-high four goals, eight assists and 12 points, along with team-high 43 shot blocks
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection; point in each game of the tournament, with two assists (and +3 mark) in quarterfinals at Wisconsin, assist at Michigan State in semifinals and power play goal in final at MichiganÂ
- Selected Best Defensive Player by his teammates
- Two assists vs. Michigan Jan. 30
- Goals Oct. 25 vs. Sacred Heart, Oct. 31 vs. Penn State and Feb. 7 at Minnesota
- Four shot blocks Jan. 10 vs. Michigan State and six in series
- Three blocks Nov. 21 at Michigan and Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota; two blocks in nine other games
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice
- Saw action in 36 of 40 games, with three goals and three assists for six points, along with 28 shot blocks
- Tallied overime winner Feb. 27 vs. Michigan
- Also scored Nov. 2 vs. Lake Superior State and Feb. 8 at Notre Dame
- Posted assists against Penn State Jan. 24, Michigan State Jan. 30 and Wisconsin Feb. 15
- Season-high three shot blocks at Michigan State in B1G Final March 22 and had two in six games
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten accolades
- Played in 32 games, with a goal and four assists for five points and a +2 rating, with 19 shot blocks
- Scored first collegiate goal Jan. 27 at Penn State
- Posted an assist at Bowling Green Jan. 6 for first point as a Buckeye
- Two assists and +3 rating at Michigan State Feb. 23
- Also had a helper at Minnesota Jan. 20
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Won USHL Clark Cup in 2022 with Sioux City Musketeers; posted four assists in 24 regular-season games and then skated in 10 postseason contests; started year with Aurora Tigers in OJHL, recording 17 assists and 25 points in 30 games before joining Musketeers
- Began 2022-23 with Sioux City, making 17 appearances (2a) before finishing season with Omaha, notching a 3-9-12 line in 40 regular-season games
- Played with Aurora Tigers in the OJHLÂ and Toronto Titans AAA
- Graduated from Neil McNeil High School in 2021
- Played lacrosse from age 3 through the end of high school and also played soccer
- Parents are Steve Smith and Paula Sears
- Has a brother, Trenton, and a sister, WindsorÂ
- Communication major
- Started playing hockey at age 3, with parents signing him up for Timbits house league
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