OTTAWA — Zack Smith figures it’s a long shot, but if Canada comes calling, he would only be too happy to take a trip to St. Petersburg for the world championship.
“If it came up, I would go,” Smith said Monday. “It would be pretty hard to turn that down.”
When the year began, Smith never would have imagined anyone giving him a second thought about wearing Canada’s colours. He has never played on a national team before.
Yet it has been a year of surprises for Smith, who heads into the final week of the season with 22 goals.