Rookie goaltender Smith was 9-6-2 in 16 decisions, including 4-3-2 in nine starts while Matej Machovsky was competing for the Czech Republic at the 2013 World Junior Championship … earned his first OHL win on Oct. 19 with 19 saves in a 4-1 victory vs. Windsor … made his OHL debut on Sept. 30 when he replaced starter Machovsky in a 7-4 loss at Oshawa … Battalion’s first of three ninth-round choices, 169th overall, in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection from the Oakville Rangers minor midgets … 2011-12 … played the 2011-12 campaign with the Orangeville Flyers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League … record of six wins and five losses with a 3.23 average and .908 save percentage … played his entire minor hockey career with the Oakville Rangers, starting at minor novice … won numerous most valuable player awards with the Rangers, and member of one OMHA championship team … father, Drew, is owner and president of Healthy Fresh Vending, which is based in Oakville … mother, Lily, is an administrative assistant at Healthy Fresh Vending … older sister Samantha is an office assistant at Master Concrete in Oakville … older brother Andrew is a personal trainer with LA Fitness in London and played for Team Ontario’s under-19 rugby team in 2010 … Jake played competitive soccer, rugby, golf and baseball, capturing a junior club championship at Oakville Golf Club when he was 16… favourite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs and favourite player is former Leafs’ goaltender Curtis Joseph … grade 12 student at Abbey Park High School in Oakville … turns 18 on May 1.
