Ryan Smyth

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IIHF Hall of Fame , 2020
Ryan Smyth
Date of birth February 21, 1976
place of birth Banff , Alberta , Canada
Nickname Captain Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 86 kg
position Right wing
number # 94
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1994 , 1st lap, 6th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1991-1995 Moose Jaw Warriors
1995-2007 Edmonton Oilers
2007 New York Islanders
2007-2009 Colorado Avalanche
2009-2011 Los Angeles Kings
2011-2014 Edmonton Oilers

Ryan Alexander Borden Smyth (born February 21, 1976 in Banff , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1363 games for the Edmonton Oilers , New York Islanders , Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings in the course of his active career between 1991 and 2014 has played in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . Smyth, who spent most of his 19-year NHL career in the service of the Edmonton Oilers, achieved numerous successes with the Canadian national team , including gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2003 and 2004 World Championships, and winning the World Cup of Hockey 2004 . His many years of service as the team captain of the Canadian national team earned him the nickname "Captain Canada" before he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2020 .

Career

When he was eleven, Ryan Smyth worked at the Banff Springs Hotel , where the Canadian national ice hockey team was preparing for the upcoming Canada Cup in 1987 , when he was hit by Glenn Anderson from the Edmonton Oilers , but was not seriously injured.

Five years later he began his career in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors , before he was selected in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round in sixth position. After three missions for the Oilers in the 1994/95 season , he returned to the WHL and made the final jump to the camp of professionals in the fall of 1995, where he met again on Glenn Anderson, with whom he played together.

He set his first exclamation mark during the 1996/97 season with 39 goals and 61 points, with which he proved his talent as a good scorer. In the following two years his point yield decreased significantly, so that he reached 31 and 33 points. In the 1999/2000 season things went up again and in 2000/01 he had his best season to date, in which Smyth scored 70 points. In the following years he did not develop this brand, not least because the striker was often plagued by bad luck with injuries.

Smyth in the jersey of the Colorado Avalanche (2007)

After the failure of the 2004/05 NHL season because of the lockout , the Oilers again failed to shine with positive results. In the last game of the regular season, the Edmonton team secured the last playoff place. As the worst-seeded team in the Western Conference, the Oilers defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the first round . In round two against the San Jose Sharks , a scene was remembered that underlined the will and commitment of Ryan Smyth. His teammate at the time, Chris Pronger , tried to play the puck away, but hit Smyth in the mouth, causing him to lose three teeth and bleeding from his mouth. He received treatment in the dressing room, soon returned to the ice and finally led the Oilers to the final of the Western Conference. There they defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and made it to the final of the Stanley Cup as the first team in NHL history , even though they were the worst-seeded team in the west. In the final series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Oilers lost in the seventh and decisive game.

During the 2006/07 season Smyth had to pause several times due to injuries and was called to the NHL Allstar Game . At the end of January 2007, he began negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers for a new contract, as the previous contract should expire in the summer. Negotiations were difficult and no agreement was reached by February 26, 24 hours before the end of the transfer window. On February 27, 2007, Ryan Smyth, at 13 years of age the longest-serving player in the franchise , was transferred to the New York Islanders 20 minutes before the end of the transfer window , as a new contract had not yet been agreed upon. In the end, both parties are said to have only been about $ 100,000 a year apart, with an annual salary of about $ 5.5 million.

After leaving Edmonton, Smyth made his debut in the jersey of the New York Islanders on March 1st. In the last game of the regular season, the Islanders secured the last playoff place in the Eastern Conference by beating the New Jersey Devils in the shootout . In the playoffs he was eliminated in the first round with the Islanders. The management of the New York Islanders tried in the following months to extend the contract, which expired in July 2007. But both parties could not come to an agreement and Smyth signed a contract with the Colorado Avalanche .

On June 26, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings gave him in exchange for Colin Fraser and a seven-round vote in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to the Edmonton Oilers.

Ryan Smyth ended his career on April 11, 2014 with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

International

Smyth can look back on a great international career with the Canadian national team . In 1995 he won his first world title at the Junior World Championships. From 1999 to 2005 he played for Canada every year at the World Championships , but this was also due to the poor performance of his team in the NHL and Smyth was able to go to the World Championship after the Oilers were eliminated, which took place at the same time as the NHL playoffs. During that time he led the team five times as team captain , which is why he was nicknamed “Captain Canada”, and won the world title twice. Added to this was the Olympic gold medal in 2002 and winning the World Cup of Hockey in 2004 . He was on the ice in 61 games at world championships, more often than any other player who ever wore the jersey with the maple leaf.

In 2020 he was honored with the admission into the IIHF Hall of Fame because of these achievements .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1992/93 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 64 19th 14th 33 59 - - - - -
1993/94 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 50 55 105 88 - - - - -
1994/95 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 50 41 45 86 66 10 6th 9 15th 22nd
1994/95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1995/96 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 9 6th 5 11 4th - - - - -
1995/96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 2 9 11 28 - - - - -
1996/97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 39 22nd 61 76 12 5 5 10 12
1997/98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65 20th 13 33 44 12 1 3 4th 16
1998/99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 13 18th 31 62 3 3 0 3 0
1999/00 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 28 26th 54 58 5 1 0 1 6th
2000/01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 31 39 70 58 6th 3 4th 7th 4th
2001/02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 61 15th 35 50 48 - - - - -
2002/03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 27 34 61 67 6th 2 0 2 16
2003/04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 23 36 59 70 - - - - -
2004/05 Edmonton Oilers NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 75 36 30th 66 58 24 7th 9 16 22nd
2006/07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 53 31 22nd 53 38 - - - - -
2006/07 New York Islanders NHL 18th 5 10 15th 14th 5 1 3 4th 4th
2007/08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 14th 23 37 50 8th 2 3 5 2
2008/09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 77 26th 33 59 62 - - - - -
2009/10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67 22nd 31 53 42 6th 1 1 2 6th
2010/11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 23 24 47 35 6th 2 3 5 0
2011/12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 19th 27 46 82 - - - - -
2012/13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 47 2 11 13 40 - - - - -
2013/14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 10 13 23 44 - - - - -
WHL overall 188 110 114 224 213 10 6th 9 15th 22nd
NHL overall 1270 386 456 842 976 93 28 31 59 88

International

Smyth in the jersey of the Canadian national team (2009)

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 5 7th 4th
1999 Canada WM 4th Place 10 0 2 2 12
2000 Canada WM 4th Place 9 3 6th 9 0
2001 Canada WM 5th place 7th 2 3 5 4th
2002 Canada Olympia 1st place, gold 6th 0 1 1 0
2002 Canada WM 6th place 7th 4th 0 4th 2
2003 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 2 2 4th 2
2004 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 2 2 4th 2
2004 Canada World cup 1st place, gold 6th 3 1 4th 2
2005 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 9 2 1 3 6th
2006 Canada Olympia 7th place 6th 0 1 1 4th
2010 Canada WM 7th place 1 0 0 0 0
Juniors overall 7th 2 5 7th 4th
Men overall 79 18th 19th 37 34

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Others

Web links

Commons : Ryan Smyth  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oilers Smyth announces retirement after 19 NHL seasons . The Sports Network . April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Smyth, Ryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smyth, Ryan Alexander Borden (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Banff , Alberta , Alberta