[4] In his sophomore year, Smith was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team and won the River Hawks leading scorer award.

[6] In his junior year, Smith was named a semi-finalist for the Walter Brown Award as the best American-born college hockey player in New England.

[8] On March 29, 2017, Smith chose to forgo his senior year at UMass and signed as an undrafted free agent by the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres.

[9] Smith made his Sabres debut on April 2, 2017 in a 4–2 loss to the New York Islanders, in which he also got his first NHL point with an assist on a goal by Evander Kane.

[20] His try-out with Mannheim ended after Smith opted to return to North America and sign a contract for the remainder of the season with the Charlotte Checkers, the primary affiliate to the Florida Panthers, on January 24, 2025.