Less than a month into the season, Smyth got into a physical altercation with St. John’s forwards David Nemirovsky and Jason Bonsignore in Portland, Maine after a game against the Portland Pirates, in which Smyth was let go the next day.
Smyth was embroiled in a brief but intense altercation with St. John's forwards Nemirovsky and Bonsignore in Portland, Maine shortly into the season, following a match against the Portland Pirates, resulting in his termination the next day.