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USA Max Smolinski
#21 St. Cloud State Univ. / NCAA - 25/26
1-time US 15U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
Date of Birth
Apr 02, 2003
Position
D
Age
22
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Honeybaked
Contract
25/26

Father: Bryan Smolinski

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Max Smolinski Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Honeybaked 13U AAA HPHL 13U -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2017-18 Little Caesars 14U AAA 14U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 Little Caesars 15U AAA 15U AAA 72* 6* 32* 38* -* -* |
2019-20 Little Caesars 16U AAA 16U AAA 49* 8* 15* 23* 72* -* |
Tri-City Storm USHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Tri-City Storm USHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Johnstown Tomahawks NAHL 31* 1* 15* 16* 12* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 2
2021-22 Fargo Force USHL 62* 4* 17* 21* 24* 12* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -1
2022-23 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 35* 3* 11* 14* 16* -12* |
2023-24 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 37* 2* 11* 13* 50* -6* |
2024-25 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) “A” NCAA 35* 5* 10* 15* 6* -3* |
2025-26 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 18* 3* 6* 9* 0* -4* |

Max Smolinski Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Detroit Honeybaked QC Int PW 5* 3* 0* 3* 4* -* |
2017-18 Upstate Kings U15 WSI U15 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2018-19 Little Caesars 15U AAA OHL Cup 6* 1* 3* 4* 4* 2* |
Team Columbia USA-S15 4* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
2019-20 Team Royal USA-S16 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |

Max Smolinski Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
15U AAA 1 72* 6* 32* 38* 0.53* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
16U AAA 1 49* 8* 15* 23* 0.47* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 13U 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 31* 1* 15* 16* 0.52* 12* 8* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 6 * 2 *
NCAA 4 125* 13* 38* 51* 0.41* 72* -25* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL Cup 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 5* 3* 0* 3* 0.60* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 4* 0* 3* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 69* 4* 17* 21* 0.30* 24* 11* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * -1 *
WSI U15 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Max Smolinski Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/05/2025
04/05/2025 Confirmed RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) St. Cloud State Univ.
12/23/2020
12/23/2020 Confirmed Tri-City Storm RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2019, 4 #60 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2019, 14 #264 overall by Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL Priority Selection