I'm sure some of you saw this coming because I definitely did, but Darryl Smith has been named the Central Hockey League Player of the Week for games played Jan. 18-24.
Smith had six goals and two assists for eight points in three crucial games for the Bucks, two of which were wins against the top two teams in the Northern Conference.
You can read a bit more about that in the Bucks' press release.
There was no practice this morning, but I was able to talk to Smith on the phone briefly, and he seems to think he's getting back to the way he was able to play in his phenomenal rookie campaign last year.
He also believes that those big wins last week will be a big confidence boost for the team, which is something they need considering the way things have been going this season and the fact that they play two teams who are never easy for them to beat this weekend.
There will be a story about Smith's honor, including quotes from him and Coach Ruskowski, in tomorrow's Times, and I'll be back to post more after practice tomorrow.
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Congrats to Smitty! I hope he continues his stellar play. Especially if Cully returns for the playoffs. That Bes/Smith/Cully line seemed to have worked well this past weekend!
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