Zachary Benson (Winnipeg ICE)
Center -- shoots L
Height 5.10 -- Weight 159[178 cm/72 kg]

GP 60 G 36 A 62 PTS 98


William Smith (U.S. National Development Team)
Forward -- shoots R
Height 6.00 -- Weight 174[183 cm/79 kg]

GP 20 G 15 A 27 PTS 42

I would chose Benson over Smith
Thoughts?

Benson might be the smarter selection, but then taking him means that you need another decently-sized player for your top six, and that big player, if he can't be found from outside, might have to be Josh Anderson

Caufield (5-7) - Suzuki (5-11) - Slafkovsky (6-4)
Benson (5-10) - Dach (6-4) - Anderson (6-3)

It also means you most likely cannot have Benson and Caufield on the same line unless Slaf or Dach is on the line too, which messes up the lines a bit
I think Smith is the pick though, he's 2 PPG in an arguably tougher league than the WHL)