“Young Forward Will Smith Dominates with Hat Trick at U-18 World Championship”

Young forward Will Smith continued his bid for the National Hockey League (NHL) draft with a hat trick on Saturday in Switzerland at the Under-18 World Championship in a 7-0 win. to 1 of the United States at the expense of Slovakia.

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The Americans will face Sweden or Canada in the grand final on Sunday.

With no less than 19 points, Smith is only two points away from Nikita Kucherov’s record, established in 2011 at this annual classic.

“It’s pretty cool, I think, launched the one who will undoubtedly be one of the first players to hear his name being called at the auction of the Bettman circuit. But it doesn’t matter if we don’t win. We are here for the gold.”

Smith stormed the startling Slovaks in the first half, hitting the target twice. He completed his hat-trick at the very start of the second period.

Lane Hutson’s little brother, Cole, also contributed to the demolition work by obtaining a goal and an assist.

Sal Guzzo, Danny Nelson and Cole Eiserman completed the scoring for Uncle Sam’s team.

Unsurprisingly, Dalibor Dvorsky provided Slovakia’s reply. He has contributed to the last eight successes of his team, obtaining five goals and three assists.