Ducks prospect Smith named Tempo WHL Player of the Week

Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today Everett Silvertips defenceman and Anaheim Ducks prospect Tarin Smith has been named Tempo WHL Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 30.

Smith, a 19-year-old product of Porcupine Plain, Sask., registered seven points (2G-5A) and a plus-3 rating in three games as the Silvertips went 2-1-0-0 this past week.

Selected by the Ducks in the third round (79th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Smith logged three points (1G-2A) on Wednesday, November 26, as the Silvertips trounced the visiting Regina Pats by an 8-3 score. The veteran rearguard started by providing a primary power-play assist on Jaxsin Vaughan’s opening goal of the game 2:43 into the proceedings. Later in the period, Smith found the back of the net, scoring his sixth goal of the campaign, to give the Silvertips a 2-1 lead. Early in the second period, he chipped in with a secondary assist on a power-play tally from Zackary Shantz, putting Everett ahead 4-1. Smith was named third star of the game for his performance.

Friday, November 28, Smith recorded his second consecutive three-point outing (1G-2A) as the Silvertips continued to have their way with East Division visitors, blanking the Swift Current Broncos by a 6-0 score. The Ducks prospect opened the scoring 4:55 into the first period, and his seventh goal of the season went on to stand as the eventual game-winning marker. He added a primary power-play assist 9:34 into the second period, once again connecting with Vaughan. With 33 seconds to go in regulation, Smith collected another primary power-play helper when he set up Lukas Kaplan to round out the scoring.

Smith extended his point-scoring streak to three games on Saturday, November 29, notching one assist as the Silvertip fell 4-3 to the Vancouver Giants. In a game that saw Everett outshoot Vancouver by a 58-22 margin, Smith secured his one secondary power-play assist 8:25 into the first period, with Jesse Heslop converting on the man advantage to cut into Vancouver’s lead.

With 28 points (7G-21A) in 25 games, Smith ranks fourth in scoring among all WHL defencemen this season. His 21 helpers are tied for second among all WHL blueliners.

Smith, who was named the 26th captain in Everett Silvertips history back on October 3, has produced six multi-point games this season, including four games with three points. Having registered 1.12 points per game to this point in the campaign, he is on track to exceed the career highs he set in 2024-25, when he tallied 60 points (16G-44A) in 65 games (0.92 points per game

Originally selected by the Silvertips in the first round (20th overall) of the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, Smith has scored 133 points (32G-101A) in 168 regular season games with the Silvertips, adding another 21 points (5G-16A) in 22 playoff games.

Coming out of the weekend, the Silvertips (20-3-2-1) rank first in the WHL.

Next up, Smith and the Silvertips host the Spokane Chiefs (12-13-0-0) on Wednesday, December 3 (7:05 p.m. PT) at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett.

Tempo WHL Player of the Week

September 22, 2025: Ethan Semeniuk, Moose Jaw Warriors
September 29, 2025: JP Hurlbert, Kamloops Blazers
October 6, 2025: Matias Vanhanen, Everett Silvertips
October 14, 2025: Noah Kosick, Swift Current Broncos
October 20, 2025: Kooper Gizowski, Prince George Cougars
October 27, 2025: Caden Brown, Regina Pats
November 3, 2025: Max Curran, Edmonton Oil Kings
November 10, 2025: Luke Mistelbacher, Brandon Wheat Kings
November 17, 2025: Liam Ruck, Medicine Hat Tigers
November 24, 2025: JP Hurlbert, Kamloops Blazers

About the Western Hockey League

Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 23 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and six in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 375 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.