One-Timer: 1st Ever Player From Texas Drafted To The NHL, Austin Smith
Description
Before there was Seth Jones, Blake Coleman, Stefan Noesen, and Hannah Bilka, there was Austin Smith. On this Spits and Suds One-Timer, the Dallas native and Jesuit Dallas Hockey Coach joins Host Gavin Spittle to go down memory lane with hockey in Dallas when he was younger and how hockey really exploded in the area. He talks about his journey to play in college at Colgate and what his influence was to play there. Austin played with Neil Graham in Idaho. Talks about the inspiration Graham was for him. He shares some stories about former teammates and talks about the difference between hockey in America compared to hockey overseas. He also talks about retiring from playing and transitioning into coaching.
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