Deletion of Craig Smith (ice hockey)

Comment: Appears to pass  as http://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=3699 this reference supports that the USHL is a “major” junior league comparable to those of the Canadian Hockey League. That he passes  is supported by  http://host.madison.com/sports/blog/article_b3943b76-2009-11e0-ac5f-001cc4c002e0.html, http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/32090/, and http://host.madison.com/sports/college/hockey/article_95edbfdc-1a0c-11e0-91a2-001cc4c03286.html
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY||WP:GNG)

Comment: I suggest that the above comments on skill level demonstrate an anti-American bias. If notability were based on ''skill level'' then we should not have articles about all those minor league European players (DEL, ect.). The Fact is that the USHL is the highest level of Major Junior hockey in the United States, and only the very best player at his position is named to the 6 man all-star team each year. If USHL is excluded from the ranks of , then it would have been explicitly deleted, but it wasn't because their was no consensus reached to do so
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY)

Comment: I have never understood the reasoning why some refer to the USHL as the top level of amateur hockey in the United States. The USHL is quite literally on par with the Canadian Junior Hockey League and its 10 associated leagues, both in terms of skill and development path. The purpose of the USHL is to serve as a feeder league to the NCAA, much like how players in Canada play junior "A" hockey as opposed to major junior to keep their NCAA eligibility. Don't forget that nine of the sixty teams in the Canadian Hockey League are American, and it is well established that the CHL is meant to serve both Canadian and American players, although more often than not, American players tend to lean towards the NCAA route. So, two points. 1) The assertion above that the USHL is the top level of major junior hockey in the United States is incorrect. In reality the CHL is the highest level of major junior hockey in the United States, and this is doubly demonstrated by the CHL's inclusion of American teams, and the fact that each state's players—like each province's players—are restricted to one of the three leagues for their respective drafts. 2) The highest level of fully amateur hockey in the United States (as the CHL is not technically "amateur") is indeed the NCAA, quite literally the American equivalent of the CHL in terms of skill and development. Think of it this way: most NCAA rosters consist mainly of Americans with a few Canadian players while most CHL rosters consist mainly of Canadians with a few American players. So to answer the question this AfD poses, no the subject is not notable because his league is not included in  and he has not otherwise achieved 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY||WP:GNG)

Comment: This player was a ''USHL First Team All-Star''. As such, this article explicitly meets criteria #4 of  which states that a "first team all-star ... in a major junior league" is presumed to be notable. In North America the major junior leagues include the Western Hockey League|WHL, Ontario Hockey League|OHL, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL, and the United States Hockey League|USHL. Case closed
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY)

Comment: per the consensus that USHL first all star team members do not meet 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NHOCKEY)