Ryan Smyth never served as captain of the Edmonton Oilers, even though he has been identified as the team's gritty, heart-and-soul leader throughout most of his 970 games with the franchise.

New York Islander and Edmonton Oiler fans all remember that moment in 2007 when the fates of the two franchises came together in one person: Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth. In a tearful press ...

It was a very emotional night in Edmonton, Alberta. After announcing his retirement from the NHL on Friday, Edmonton Oilers captain Ryan Smyth played the final game of his 20-season NHL career on ...

The Oilers will bid farewell to forward Ryan Smyth in his final NHL contest after ... Thursday's game came one day after former captain Trevor Linden was named the president of hockey operations.

EDMONTON, Alberta – Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth is retiring at the end of ... Colorado and Los Angeles. Called "Captain Canada" for his loyalty to the national team, Smyth helped Canada ...

Ryan 'Captain Canada' Smyth called it a career Saturday, giving the Edmonton Oilers a piece of recent history to celebrate for a change. With bottom-five finishes in four of their last five ...

EDMONTON — Unless the Oilers alter their policy on retiring numbers or the Hockey Hall of Fame’s selection committee has an unexpected change of heart, Ryan Smyth’s No. 94 will never hang ...

Ryan Smyth was an Edmonton Oiler, through and through. He was drafted by the Oilers, he made his NHL debut ... Smyth wore the captain’s “C” on his chest for the first time in his career ...

alert enough to watch every Oilers game and mischievous enough to let everyone at the Meadowcroft Senior Residence know she had this thing for Edmonton captain Ryan Smyth and his famous “mullet.” ...

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is suiting up for ... Here are five of them: Even though Ryan Smyth never had a singularly spectacular performance while representing his country, this ...

Called "Captain Canada" for his loyalty to the ... but there are no players who wore the jersey that had more passion than Ryan Smyth," Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish said.