LD Jackson Smith - Tri-City Americans, WHL (2025 Draft)

[GermanSpitfire]

Jackson Smith - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jackson Smith, 2007-05-13 Calgary, AB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Tri-City Americans. Complete player biography and stats.

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Probably the first defender off the board in the 2022 WHL Bantam draft. Smith plays with an edge and uses his mobility to move well around the ice. He is good at covering his gaps and stopping zone entries. He is physical and uses his stick well to separate players from the puck. His shot from the point is intimidating and does a goo job using his vision to create good outlet passes. It’ll be interesting to see how he progresses moving forward!

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[GermanSpitfire]

 

[Lavar Ball]

He is playing with Tri-City, got two assists in Saturday's game

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He has a lot of potential. I think he'll be a first or second round pick just on his potential. He's 6'3, a very good skater with a considerable puck game. But he makes too many defensive mistakes. He needs to learn to eliminate those, and then he can be very good. If he does, he can be an early first round pick. I don't think that can be ruled out.

 

[landy92mack29]

https://x.com/PuckPrepsWestCa/status/1754186185147101361?s=20

has heated up as the years gone on and should a 1st rounder heading into next year

 

[hockeykid87]

Had just 6 points in the first 25 games of the year. 13 points in 17 games since then. Ever since he scored his first goal on New Year's Eve the points have come flooding in. Incredibly confident with the puck all over the ice. This kid's gonna be a superstar in the WHL for the next three years.

 

[wetcoast]

Scouts will be watching him very closely and the teams scoring leader Jordan Gavin as well for the 25 draft.

 

[austin63867]

Might be a little too soon but my R1 senses are tingling

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He’s going to probably be the second WHL player picked this season after McQueen. I think he’ll be in the mix also for second defensemen taken after Schaefer. His defense is getting better and he has the size, skating, and offensive capabilities already to be a two way first pair NHL’er with time.

 

[landy92mack29]

He’s going to probably be the second WHL player picked this season after McQueen. I think he’ll be in the mix also for second defensemen taken after Schaefer. His defense is getting better and he has the size, skating, and offensive capabilities already to be a two way first pair NHL’er with time.

Yeah I thought he showed really good growth in the Hlinka from work he did over the summer and is poised for a big year in Tri-City, especially now that he's the guy on the blue line with Dragicevic gone. He'll have to show it in the upcoming season but he has the look of a top 10 pick with his size/skill/physicality combo

 

[hockeykid87]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845312534217195994

Overtime winner tonight. 7 points in 6 games. Took 26 games to get 7 points last year. This guy is gonna be a big riser in the draft.

 

[hockeykid87]

A-ranked skater in Central Scouting's preliminary list

 

[hockeykid87]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1853438807460229568

Comes in 13th on Scott Wheeler's preliminary list.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

2 last names?

Bust

 

[Nabrules]

Will almost assuredly pass Hensler as second dman taken in the draft and will go in the 6-10 range. Maybe even a few spots higher if McQueen stays hurt.

 

[wetcoast]

Will almost assuredly pass Hensler as second dman taken in the draft and will go in the 6-10 range. Maybe even a few spots higher if McQueen stays hurt.

Exactly as he is the prototypical #1 Dman type that teams are looking to build their back end around for a deep.playoff run.

Much more than the numbers here.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Interested to see what his development path will be going forward: will he choose to go to the NCAA at some point, what will the CHL-NHL Agreement look like in terms of when he could go to the A if he signs, etc.

Really impressed me at the Hlinka Gretzky, he's firmly in my top 15, pushing for top 10.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Exactly as he is the prototypical #1 Dman type that teams are looking to build their back end around for a deep.playoff run.

Much more than the numbers here.

I see a good amount of Shea Theodore in Smith's game. Maybe there's a better comparison that the Dub watchers/those who live in Dub territory could make, but that's who I thought of when watching the Hlinka Gretzky.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I see a good amount of Shea Theodore in Smith's game. Maybe there's a better comparison that the Dub watchers/those who live in Dub territory could make, but that's who I thought of when watching the Hlinka Gretzky.

Heard Harley recently.

 

[landy92mack29]

I see a good amount of Shea Theodore in Smith's game. Maybe there's a better comparison that the Dub watchers/those who live in Dub territory could make, but that's who I thought of when watching the Hlinka Gretzky.

Theodore is a pretty good one but Smith is quite a bit more physical, otherwise close.

 

[hockeykid87]

Starting to see this guy regularly appear inside the top-10 in a lot of rankings. Think he deserves more chatter.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Starting to see this guy regularly appear inside the top-10 in a lot of rankings. Think he deserves more chatter.

Clear 2nd best D of the class, should easily go top 10 in this class.

 

[Briser la glace]

Clear 2nd best D of the class, should easily go top 10 in this class.

+1, unless teams really want a RHD.

 

[lanky]

Very nice summary on Smith here.

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[LeBrun is a Clown]

he reminds of if Hampus Lindholm and shea theodore had a baby.

Physical, smooth skating, offensively inclined, and not afraid to take initiative w the puck on his stick.

He’s built like Lindholm, eats big minutes like him, and likely will have an insane v02 test that shows how good his conditioning really is , which is some thing scouts love and a big part as to why Bob took hampus at 6 in 2012