2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 21
Max Smolinski
- Position:
- Defense
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Hometown:
- Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
- Previous Team:
- RPI (NCAA)
- High School:
- Little Caesars
- S/C:
- R
Honors and Awards: 2024-25 ECAC All-Academic Team … 2023-24 AHCA All-American Scholar … 2023-24 ECAC All-Academic Team
Before SCSU: Played three seasons at RPI where he produced 10 goals and 32 assists for 42 points with three power play goals in 108 games … Played in every game for the Engineers over three seasons and produced a career-best five goals and 15 points in his 2024-25 junior campaign … Played for the Tri-City Storm (USHL, 2019-20 & 2020-21), the Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL, 2020-21) and the Fargo Force (USHL, 2021-22) … With the Force, Smolinski produced four goals and 17 assists for 21 points in 62 games.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Julie Smolinski … Has three siblings, Ashytn, Joren and Rylen … Major is Supply Chain Management … His father, Bryan, was a captain at Michigan State and played 15 seasons in the NHL for eight teams … Was a member of the National Honors Society in high school … Also played lacrosse in high school … Career ambition is to play professional hockey … Outside of hockey, enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, watching movies.
Before SCSU: Played three seasons at RPI where he produced 10 goals and 32 assists for 42 points with three power play goals in 108 games … Played in every game for the Engineers over three seasons and produced a career-best five goals and 15 points in his 2024-25 junior campaign … Played for the Tri-City Storm (USHL, 2019-20 & 2020-21), the Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL, 2020-21) and the Fargo Force (USHL, 2021-22) … With the Force, Smolinski produced four goals and 17 assists for 21 points in 62 games.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Julie Smolinski … Has three siblings, Ashytn, Joren and Rylen … Major is Supply Chain Management … His father, Bryan, was a captain at Michigan State and played 15 seasons in the NHL for eight teams … Was a member of the National Honors Society in high school … Also played lacrosse in high school … Career ambition is to play professional hockey … Outside of hockey, enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, watching movies.
Postgame Press Conference | SCSU vs. Minnesota Duluth (1/17/2026)
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