Crunch’s Smith named CCM/AHL Participant of the Week | TheAHL.com

Picture: Jacob KupfermanSPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced right this moment that Syracuse Crunch ahead Gemel Smith has been chosen because the CCM/AHL Participant of the Week for the interval ending December 15, 2019.Smith scored 5 targets in three street video games for the Crunch final week, together with his second profession hat trick.On Wednesday night time, Smith returned to Windfall, the place he was one of many Bruins’ main scorers final season, and potted three targets to guide Syracuse to a Four-1 victory. On Friday, Smith scored once more in a Three-2 loss at Charlotte, and on Saturday he made it three straight video games with a purpose and helped the Crunch rally previous the Checkers, 5-Four.A sixth-year professional from Toronto, Ont., Smith has registered 9 targets and 7 assists for 16 factors in 19 video games with Syracuse this season, and has added one purpose in three NHL contests with Tampa Bay. Smith has appeared in 252 profession AHL video games with Syracuse, Windfall and Texas, totaling 60 targets and 82 assists for 142 factors. Initially chosen by Dallas within the fourth spherical of the 2012 NHL Draft, Smith signed as a free agent with the Lightning on July eight, 2019, and has compiled 12 targets and 9 assists in 83 NHL outings with Dallas, Boston and Tampa Bay.In recognition of being named the CCM/AHL Participant of the Week, Smith will likely be introduced with an etched crystal award previous to an upcoming Crunch residence recreation.