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Shoots left ... born January 2002 ... parents are Pete and Nancy ... has two brothers, Nate and Justin, and one sister, Rachel ... majoring in agricultural economics ... NHL rights owned by Montreal after a 2022 NHL trade deadline deal ... drafted in the third round (74th) by the Florida Panthers in the 2021

2022-23 / Junior Season
Appeared in 14 games… one goal and one assist for two points… posted 17 shots on goal… scored on the power play in the third period in 5-2 win at No. 10 Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 21… notched an assist on the power play in 4-0 win vs. No. 7 Ohio State on Jan. 20
 
Before Smilanic was a Badger
Played two seasons at Quinnipiac, totalling 27 goals and 44 points ... skated in 41 games as a sophomore during the 2021-22 season and scored 13 goals and 10 assists ... played in all 29 games as a freshman tallying 14 goals and 7 assists ... named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team ... finalist for ECAC Rookie of the Year ... three-time ECAC Rookie of the week (Jan. 11, Jan. 18, March 1) ... ECAC Rookie of the Month in February 2021 ... led the country in goals amongst freshmen ... previously played two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program ... skated in 34 games with the U.S. Under-18 Team in 2019-20, scoring seven goals and 15 assists ... skated in 54 games with the U.S. Under-17 Team in 2018-19, scoring 20 goals and 18 assists ... scored two goals and an assist at the World U17 Hockey Challenge ... previously played for the Colorado Thunderbirds in the T1EHL and led the league in assists and points for 2017-18 ... won the T1EHL championship as a U16 with Colorado

CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 1; at Minnesota Duluth, 10/21/22
Assists: 1; vs. Ohio State, 1/20/23
Points: 1 (2x); last vs. Ohio State, 1/20/23
Point Streak: None
Multi-point Games: None
Overtime Goals: None

SERIES
Goals: 1; at Minnesota Duluth, 10/21/22
Assists: 1; vs. Ohio State, 1/20/23
Points: 1 (2x); last vs. Ohio State, 1/20/23