:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72408454/1252334625.0.jpg "Will Smith scouting report: What to expect from prospect heading into 2023 NHL Draft")
If you were looking for a scouting report and highlights of Will Smith from his Fresh Prince basketball playing days, you're in the wrong place. If you're looking to read up on the next great Will Smith and name in U.S.A hockey, you're in the right place. Here we'll be going over the scouting report for U.S. prospect Will Smith, a potential top-3 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
2023 NHL Draft: Will Smith Scouting Report
An 18-year-old center from Massachusetts, Smith has one of the best resumes of a U.S. hockey prospect ever. He came up with the U.S. National Team Development Program, scoring 127 points (51 goals) in 60 games this past season. That was good for second all-time in a single season, five behind teammate Gabe Perrault, also expected to go in the first round on Wednesday night. Smith is second all-time in scoring for the USNTDP behind New Jersey Devils C Jack Hughes. His accomplishments have him in the company of countless American-born stars in the NHL, including Hughes, Auston Matthews, Clayton Keller and Patrick Kane.