Todd Smith studied very little at the University of Montana before becoming a grizzled and runty Twin Cities publishing veteran. His work has appeared in The Rake and Minnesota Monthly, and he penned the wildly popular Spazz Dad print column and blog for Twin Cities METRO magazine. He is the author of Relegated: One American’s Pints and Pies Journey from the Top to the Bottom of English Football, Hockey Strong: Stories of Sacrifice From Inside the NHL, and co-author of Brave Enough with Olympian Jessie Diggins.