He made his Sr. A debut in 2009 with the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association, and helped them to two Mann Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010.
He moved back east in 2012 to play for the MSL Chiefs, with whom he won back-to-back Mann Cups in 2013 and 2014.
[2] He was then traded, along with Jon Sullivan and Sean Pollock, to the Colorado Mammoth for the third overall pick in the 2011 Dispersal Draft.
[5] Smith was born in Etobicoke, Ontario and lived in the neighbourhood of Mimico and attended York University.
Smith played junior hockey for the St. Michael's Buzzers with his younger brothers Brendan and Reilly.