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Ryan Smyth
Ryan Smyth
Oilers - Left Wing
NUMBER: 94
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 192
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHDATE: 21/02/1976
AGE: 37
BIRTHPLACE: Banff, AB, CAN
DRAFTED: EDM: 1994-6 overall
Brother of Kevin WHL East Second All-Star Team (1995) Played in NHL All-Star Game (2007) Traded to NY Islanders by Edmonton for Ryan O'Marra, Robert Nilsson and NY Islanders' 1st round choice (Alex Plante) in 2007 Entry Draft, February 27, 2007. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 1, 2007. Traded to Los Angeles by Colorado for Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing and Los Angeles' 5th round choice (Luke Walker) in 2010 Entry Draft, July 3, 2009. Traded to Edmonton by Los Angeles for Colin Fraser and Edmonton's 7th round choice (later traded to Dallas Dallas selected Dmitri Sinitsyn) in 2012 Entry Draft, June 26, 2011.
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS:

Finished the season appearing in all 82 games (the only Oiler to do so) with 46 points (19G, 27A) and 82 PIM...was 5th in team scoring...had 12 multi-point games...scored his 1st goal of the season (and 1st as an Oiler since Feb. 23/07) on Oct. 13 @ MIN...had a goal and assist on Oct. 17 vs NSH...had a goal and two assists and was +2 on Oct. 28 @ COL...had 2 goals on Oct. 30 vs STL...scored a goal in his 1st game back to LA on Nov. 2...scored twice on Nov. 10 @ BOS...had a six-game point streak with 11 points from Nov. 13-25...recorded an assist on Dec. 29 @ MIN to extend point streak to 3 games...had a goal and assist on Jan. 2 @ CHI...had a goal and assist on Jan. 21 vs CGY...had a goal and assist and was +3 on Feb. 21 @ CGY...recorded his 800th career NHL point (assist) on Feb. 27 @ WPG...had an assist on Mar. 14 vs CBJ to tie Kevin Lowe for 7th in all-time Oilers assists (309).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

2010-11:


Kings rankings were the following: third in goals, fourth in points, first in PPG (9), fourth in shots (195) and third in takeaways (33)...One of six Kings to play in all 82 regular season games (fifth time he played in all 82 regular season games)...Earned 100th point as a King and 150th career PPG April 9, 2011 vs. Anaheim...Recorded 400th NHL assist Feb. 26, 2011 vs. Colorado...Scored 20th goal Feb. 23, 2011 at Anaheim (11th time he’s scored 20 goals in season)...Earned 50th career GWG Jan. 8, 2011 vs. Columbus...Recorded 800th NHL penalty minute Jan. 6, 2011 vs. Nashville...Five goals in four-game span (Dec. 29, 2010-Jan. 3, 2011)...Played in 100th game as a King Dec. 23, 2010 vs. Edmonton...Played and scored goal in 1,000th NHL game Nov. 6, 2010 vs. Nashville (became 257th player in NHL history to play 1,000 games; 17th to play 1,000th game as a King)...Six points (3-3=6) in three-game span (Oct. 12-20)...Three points (2-1=3) Oct. 12, 2010 vs. Atlanta (39th career three-point game)... Has 165 career multi-point games (118 two-point games, 39 three-point games, eight four-point games).

PLAYOFFS:

Tied for club lead in points, second on club in plus-minus (+3).

2009-10:


Kings Best Newcomer (Mark Bavis Memorial Award)...Five-game assist (6a) streak (April 1-10, 2010)...Earned 700th NHL point March 4, 2010 at Nashville...Six-game point (3-3=6) streak (Jan. 31-Feb. 11, 2010)...Four-game goal (4g) streak (Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 7, 2010) - all goals on the PP... Missed 15 games with upper body injury (Nov. 18-Dec. 17, 2009) – tied for sixth in NHL with 23 points at time of injury...Tied career high with four points (2-2=4) and was plus-4 Nov. 2, 2009 at Phoenix... Earned points (6-9=15) in 10 of first 11 games (Oct. 3-24, 2009)...Three points (1-2=3) - all in second period - Oct. 19, 2009 at Dallas...Three points (2-1=3) Oct. 8, 2009 vs. Minnesota.

2008-09:

Tied for first on Colorado in points, PPG (10) and GWG (3)...Led Colorado in assists, second in goals...Reached 20-goal mark for ninth time in career... Was leading Colorado in goals, points and assists prior to suffering fractured hand April 1, 2009 vs. Phoenix (missed final five games season)...Led Colorado in shots (257), second-highest total of career (265 with Edmonton in 1996- 97)...Led Colorado in scoring in December (5-9=14), January (4-8=12) and February (5-8=13)...Earned 300th NHL goal Jan. 18, 2009 vs. Calgary...He and Milan Hejduk reached 300-goal milestone in same game, becoming only the second teammates in NHL history to do so (Detroit’s Danny Gare and Ivan Boldirev Feb. 26, 1983 vs. NY Islanders)... Had two five-game point streaks: Dec. 1-9, 2008 (3-3=6) and Jan. 6-15, 2009 (3-4=7)...Tied career-high with four points and three assists Dec. 23, 2008 vs. Phoenix (1-3=4)...Played in 900th NHL game Feb. 15, 2009 at Detroit.

2007-08:

Earned 600th NHL point (assist) March 24, 2008 vs. Calgary...Tied career-high with three assists Dec. 5, 2007 at Columbus...Earned 300th NHL assist Nov. 5, 2007 vs. Calgary...Played in 800th NHL game Nov. 1, 2007 vs. Pittsburgh...Scored OT game-winner (sixth of career) Oct. 26, 2007 at Calgary...Tied career high with 11 shots Oct. 16, 2007 vs. Calgary (tied Colorado franchise record).

PLAYOFFS:

Helped Avalanche advance to Western Conference Semifinals...Missed on penalty shot in Game 1 of CQF at Minnesota (April 9, 2008)...Scored GWG in series-clinching victory over Minnesota in Game 6.

2006-07:


Split season with Edmonton and NY Islanders (combined 68 points, 36-32=68 and 52 penalty minutes in 71 games)...Scored 36 goals for second straight year (fourth 30-goal season)...Second highest point total of career (70 in 2000-01)...Seventh in NHL in takeaways (78)...Still ended up tying for Edmonton scoring lead (53 points)...Finished career with Edmonton ranked on the club’s all-time Top-10 list in several categories: fifth in games played (770), fifth in goals (265), ninth in assists (284), seventh in points (549), third in PPG (117), fifth in GWG (40), fifth in GTG (7), fourth in shots (2,166) and tied for fifth in hat tricks (5)...Tied career-high with four points (2-2=4) March 17, 2007 at Florida...Scored on penalty shot (third penalty shot goal on four career chances) March 13, 2007 at Montreal...Earned 250th career NHL goal Nov. 30, 2006 vs. Colorado...Fifth career hat trick and earned 500th NHL point Oct. 12, 2006 vs. San Jose...Hat trick was scored in 2:01, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s club record (2:18) for fastest hat trick in Edmonton history...Recorded assist at All-Star Game Jan. 24, 2007 at Dallas (first appearance)...PLAYOFFS: Led Islanders in points.

2005-06:

Led Edmonton in goals, fourth on club in points...Tied for second in the NHL in shootout attempts (13, 4-for-13)...Tied career-high with eight-game point (5- 6=11) streak (March 25-April 7, 2006)...Played in 700th NHL game March 11, 2006 at Columbus...Moved past Paul Coffey info fifth place on Edmonton’s all-time goal-scoring list with 210th goal as an Oiler Dec. 1, 2005 vs. Vancouver...Tied career-high with five-game goal (6g) streak (Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2005)...Earned 200th NHL goal Oct. 28, 2005 at Dallas...Was 2-for-2 in penalty shots, scoring Nov. 4, 2005 at St. Louis and Dec. 30, 2005 vs. Nashville.

PLAYOFFS:

Helped Oilers advance to Stanley Cup Finals before losing to Carolina in Game 7...Fifth on Edmonton in points, tied for second (tied for 10th in NHL) in goals...Six-game point (2-7=9) streak (May 10-21, 2006)...Playoff career-high four points (2-2=4) in Game 5 of CSF at San Jose.

2003-04:

Led Edmonton in goals, assists, points, PPG (8), shots (245) and GWG (6)...Two of six GWG scored in overtime...Six GWG tied career high...Career-high plus-11... One of two Oilers to play in all 82 games (fourth time he played in all 82 regular season games)...Failed on first career penalty shot March 4, 2004 at St. Louis...Earned 400th career NHL point Jan. 24, 2004 vs. Nashville...Appeared in 600th NHL game Jan. 5, 2004 at New Jersey... Earned 200th career NHL assist Nov. 10, 2003 at NY Rangers.

2002-03:

Led Edmonton in goals, points and shots (199)...Tied club lead in PPG (10)...Second on club in assists...Appeared in 500th NHL game and earned 150th NHL goal Oct. 22, 2002 at Colorado.

PLAYOFFS:

Led Edmonton in shots (12).

2001-02:

Second on Edmonton in assists, third in points, third in PPG (7) and tied for second in GWG (5)...Earned 300th career NHL point March 8, 2002 at Florida...Played in 195 consecutive games from March 28, 1999-Nov. 16, 2001 before being sidelined with a fractured right ankle (missed 21 games).

2000-01:

Career-high in points and assists, both ranked second on Edmonton...Led Edmonton in goals, PPG (11), GWG (6, career high) and shots (245)... Appeared in all 82 regular season games for the second straight season (third time in career)...Career-high eight- game point (6-8=14) streak (March 13-28, 2001)...Career-high six-game assist (8a) streak (March 14-March 26, 2001)...Recorded two hat tricks (third and fourth of career): Nov. 14, 2000 vs. St. Louis and Jan. 14, 2001 vs. Ottawa...Played in 400th NHL game Jan. 18, 2001 at St. Louis...Earned 100th NHL assist Dec. 3, 2000 vs. San Jose... Earned 200th NHL point Oct. 27, 2000 at Anaheim.

PLAYOFFS:

Led Edmonton in points and shots (22), tied for club lead in goals.

1999-00:

Led Edmonton in goals and shots (238), tied club lead in PPG (11)...Second on club in points, tied for second in GWG (4) and tied for third in assists...One of two Oilers to play in all 82 games (second time he played all 82 regular season games)...Earned 100th NHL goal March 19, 2000 vs. Calgary (became 13th player in Oilers history to reach 100 goals)...Second career hat trick March 13, 2000 at Atlanta...Played in 300th NHL game Dec. 14, 2000 at NY Islanders.

PLAYOFFS:

Led Edmonton in shots (13).

1998-99:

Played in 200th NHL game Oct. 17, 1998 at New Jersey...PLAYOFFS: Led Edmonton in goals, tied club lead in points...1997-98: Tied Edmonton lead in PPG (10) and shots (205), second on club in goals...Earned 100th NHL point April 1, 1998 at Vancouver.

PLAYOFFS:

Helped Oilers advance to Western Conference Semifinals.

1996-97:

Led Edmonton and set career-highs in goals, PPG (20, tied for first in NHL) and shots (265)...Set career high in penalty minutes...Second on club in points and GWG (4)...His 20 PPG tied Edmonton franchise record (Wayne Gretzky in 1983-84)...One of three Oilers to play in all 82 games (first time he played all 82 regular season games)...Set career-high with five-game goal (5g) streak (April 3-12, 1997)...First career hat trick Oct. 8, 1996 at Toronto...Played in 100th NHL game Jan. 24, 1997 at Buffalo.

PLAYOFFS:

Helped Oilers advance to Western Conference Semifinals...Led Edmonton in GWG (2), tied for club lead in goals...Tied second on club in points.

1995-96:

Recorded first career NHL goal (PPG) Nov. 24, 1995 at Calgary.

1994-95:

Made NHL debut Jan. 22, 1995 at Great Western Forum against Kings...Recalled from Moose Jaw (WHL) by Edmonton Jan. 12, 1995 for start of abbreviated 1994-95 season.

INTERNATIONAL:

Played for Team Canada at the following tournaments: Olympics: (2006, 6 GP, 0-1=1), (2002, 6 GP, 0-1-1, gold medal), World Championships: (2010, 1 GP, 0-0=0, team captain, played in only game due to injury), (2005, 9 GP, 2-1=3, team captain, silver medal), (2004, 9 GP, 2-2=4, team captain, gold medal), (2003, 9 GP, 2-2=4, team captain, gold medal), (2002, 7 GP, 4-0=4, team captain), (2001, 7 GP, 2-3=5, team captain), (2000, 9 GP, 3-6=9), (1999, 10 GP, 0-2=2), World Junior Championships: (1995, 7 GP, 2-5=7, gold medal), Other: (2004 World Cup of Hockey, 6 GP, 3-1=4, gold medal)...Has appeared in a record total 86 international games for Team Canada (20-24=44, 38 PIM)...Nicknamed “Captain Canada.”