Cole Smith

Cole Smith (born October 28, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Smith played junior hockey in Canada with the Steinbach Pistons of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League before joining the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in 2016. In his senior year of college hockey (2019–2020), Smith was a key component of a Fighting Hawks team that posted the top regular season record in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) but was unable to compete for the conference and national championships because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith was named as a finalist for the NCHC's top defensive forward award.