NHL Draft Pick Will Smith's Sister Takes Left Hook, Barely Flinches

Hockey fans are definitely talking today about Grace Smith, the sister of Will Smith, who went No. 4 in Wednesday night's NHL Draft to the San Jose Sharks, and the inadvertent left hook she took as her brother celebrated being picked.

Look, I'm no expert on this stuff, but NHL Twitter swears that's Boston College student Grace stepping forward as Will and his buddy go to embrace when the friend's left seems to connect.

What's immediately clear to hockey observers? The Smith family is tough.

Fans are definitely talking that if Grace is this tough, the Sharks are getting an 18-year-old center who is ready to mix it up with old-timers in the NHL who are ready to teach the 6-foot, 181-pound kid a thing or two.

Everyone relax. We're talking about a hockey sister here. The comments you're about to read are all in fun. NHL Twitter is all about respecting women. This is just hockey guys being hockey guys.

By the way, the other big Will Smith news from last night is that the kid is leaning into his Will Smith name.

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Joe Kinsey is the Senior Director of Content of OutKick and the editor of the Morning Screencaps column that examines a variety of stories taking place in real America. Kinsey is also the founder of OutKick’s Thursday Night Mowing League, America’s largest virtual mowing league. Kinsey graduated from University of Toledo.