SAN JOSE, Calif. – Ben Smith didn’t watch much of the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup final appearance – he was at the World Championships at the time.
But not long after the Blackhawks won their third Cup last season, a season Smith was a part of before he was traded to the San Jose Sharks at the trade deadline, he got a text from Jonathan Toews.
“[Toews] texted me later and said, ‘Hey, you’re a big part of this, too,’” Smith recalled. “It was nice to get that from him.”
Smith would’ve loved to play his former teammates on Wednesday night.