Ryan Smyth is an all time great for the Oilers, especially considering he wasn't a part of the dynasty, but the rebuild. He stayed in Edmonton when so many others left, and give it everything he had, on and off the ice, no matter what. His work ethic was infectious, and his attitude towards hockey and life alike was admirable. He was a true "heart and soul" guy, and I wish the Oilers organization would give him the respect that he has earned and honour him properly by retiring his jersey. I remember coming home from elementary school to find out he was traded, which also happened to be the afternoon before my birthday, and I still don't think I've recovered! I was so upset about it that I didn't even go into class the next day... Thank you Shannon, for making a video on Ryan. Also- with the current Oilers, Zack Hyman gives me major Smitty vibes with his attitude towards life, on and off the rink. Especially when it comes to their absurd work ethics; neither of them have an ounce of quit in there.
Ryan Smith deserves to get his 94# retired by the Edmonton Oilers darn it! The man served 15 of his 19 career seasons with them through better or worse and gave all he had. Ryan Smyth is an all time great for the Oilers, especially considering he was not a part of the 80's dynasty, but the 90's-00's rebuild. He stayed in Edmonton when so many others left.
When oilers had their big player appreciation night a few years ago Ryan Smith got the loudest cheers. Gretzky and Joey moss got 2nd loudest... I would like to see his number retired. He got us thru many years of oilers hockey. He is heart and soul
I was young maybe 21 but worked at the international airport in Edmonton in pre-board security. The day that he was traded I was in tears. He came through my line and I shook his hand goodbye. Wishing him the best of luck while tears ran down my face. He was my favorite player as a kid.
One of my all time favorites. Just a guy who always gave 110% and wore his emotions proudly. This guy needs to have his number retired yesterday; no reason not to.
Growing up Ryan Smyth to me personally was everything a hockey player shall be. He always strived to be the best player he could be, Not caring about being the best. He also gained the respect of the fans from his younger years learning from players like Doug Weight & passing those lessons to the new players who joined the team. The day he got traded to the Islanders I was devastated. I would've been in Grade 6 at the time. My friends & I were excited who the Oilers were going to get that deadline. None of my friends including myself ever thought Ryan Smyth was going to be traded. We all thought you had to be crazy or just plain stupid to think that was going to happen. Then it happened. Everyone who loved the Oilers & Ryan Smyth went silent. After school I couldn't stop crying as my Mom was listening about the trade on the Oilers radio. February 27, 2007 was supposed to be a special night. That evening it was Mark Messier's retirement night & not surprising Kevin Lowe was nowhere to be seen. I called him a coward. Nobody knew how to react. How were we supposed to celebrate the achievements of one of the greatest Oilers players of all time when the face of the Oilers at the time was now gone? I know hockey is a business but what Kevin Lowe did to the fans I think is in excusable. While it's not the sole reason, I think this was a big reason why the Oilers had such a negative perception across the league & why we didn't make the playoffs for over a decade. I even had friends from Calgary who are huge flames fans call my house & just tell me how shocked they were to see him leaving. Every NHL fan base was shocked.
I remember hearing on CBC from a commentator whose name I can’t recall that Ryan Smyth had the worst shot of any player who ever scored 30 goals in the NHL, but he made up for it by being good or great in almost every other area. The guy had no quit and was loyal to the Oilers, even coming back after playing in Colorado and LA. He was a tremendous player and nobody could outwork him.
A big part of that was the fact that he used an old school wooden stick. There was a practice where he and Yakupov swapped sticks and Smyth actually had pretty good power, but he didn't switch to a composite stick. For the style Smytty played there's a case to be made that having a heavy club that can smash through the lighter sticks everyone else was using was more valuable than getting an extra 15MPH on his wrist shot.
@@closethockeyfan5284 If you're trying to make the point that Mario Lemieux had better offensive ability than Ryan Smyth I don't think you'll find anyone who will argue it.
@@closethockeyfan5284 Oh yeah not trying to get prickly with you. Al MacInnis is another who opted out on the composite stick, and he had a bomb (still the only player I've ever seen break the glass, break the boards, and break a goalie's hand all with their shot).
20goals a year with his fore head. Smittys been my favorite player forever. I live 3hrs outside EDM. Followed his entire career. Biggest heart in the league
@@andrewjmschroeder I ma a Sharks fan but one of my sons is a Canucks fan, you try and raise them right and get them over to the Shark side but nooooo ahahaha he was about 17 during for that Canuck Oiler game and when we watched the Canuck team, fans community had me bawling! Just complete class!
Ryan Smyth is still my favourite hockey player of all time. I remember my very first hockey game was the game immediately after that trade deadline when Kevin Lowe traded Smyth over a disagreement totalling $100,000 (Smyth was willing to take a huge pay cut and take $2.5M, but Lowe wanted him at $2.4M for some stupid reason). I did eventually get to see Smyth when he came back (Edmonton now paying him over $6M because of the deal he signed in Colorado), and I watched his entire last game when he wore the "C", tied the Oilers all-time powerplay goals record, and when the Sedin twins lead the Canucks back onto the ice to congratulate him on an incredible career. I agree, his number needs to be retired because he was always known as the guy that bled Copper and Blue when no one else would!
I live in the Vancouver area and am a Canucks fan. You know how you see a divisional rival team a lot and at first hate and then come to greatly respect an opposing team’s player? For me that was Jarome Iginla and Ryan Smyth. And to some degree I had more respect for Smyth because he probably wasn’t as naturally gifted as Iginla but I swear I never saw Smyth do anything but skate as hard as he could every shift, finish checks if he had a clean shot, and he would throw himself in front of Sami Salo who was winding up for a 100 mph slap shot. Huge respect for Ryan Smyth.
I’ve done some electrical work in Smyth’s Edmonton home a couple times. Pretty fun house. Has a faux dressing room in it with the logos of the 4 teams he played for etched on the doors. He’s got a legit hockey rink in the yard with sponsored boards all around. There’s a room in the basement that looks like a small squash court that would be a hand hockey dream. Never met Ryan myself as I don’t think he spends much time in Edmonton anymore but I’ve only heard positive things and I believe he is a Christian. Noticed verses painted on the walls throughout the house.
As a Sharks fan I always respected Ryan Smyth because he was that old school gritty in your face type of player that every team wants on there roster, especially in the playoffs. I will never forget that 2006 series against the Oilers because Edmonton just out hit the Sharks and physically wore them down.
I'm from Edmonton. Smytty is my all time favorite hockey player. No one shed more blood for the copper and blue than him. All guts and heart. Thank you for making this video. I also predict Oilers cup Champs 24/25 season. Cheers 🍻
As a long-time Oilers fan Smyth was my favorite player! The guy had a big heart and a warrior mentality on the ice. His goals might not be the prettiest but he got the job done!
Given Edmonton has their "rule" about only retiring numbers for those called to the HHOF, it would be nice of Smyth was put in the hall (in some fashion) given his Team Canada efforts.
They definitely need to make one exception for Smyth. He shed blood, sweat and tears for the Oilers most of his career in a way no other player has done.
World Championships get a lot of media coverage here in Finland so I definitely remember seeing Ryan Smyth play for Canada for many, many, many times. I remember and imagine him to be a very 'patriotic' guy because he always seemed ready to come to play when he was asked. A quality winger for sure.
100% agree I was so disappointed when he was traded because he was a world class athlete I actually seen a live interview with him in the mid 90s he was a great person on and off the ice the oilers definitely need to retire his number
Hell yeah, Smytty gets his time to shine! Thank you so much. He'll always be my favourite player and he'll always hold a special place in my heart. I almost teared up watching his last game. Grew up watching him and I'll never forget the '06 cup run where he took a slapshot to the mouth, lost a few chiclets and came back out for the third period to help the team win.
I remember watching him cry on TV at the Edmonton airport, I have also met him before, class act and even though I’m not an oilers fan I always liked Ryan Smyth
$500,000 was the difference. That was all it took for Smyth to hit the open market. I think Lowe might have been the GM then, it was just weird to try strong-arming a guy who bleeds copper and blue.
As an Oiler fan, things I remember about him. 1. The trade to Islanders really hurt the city. 2. His big skates always reminded me of Gretzky. Similar skater too. 3. When he got to Islanders. The islanders won the last 4 games while Toronto won 2 of 4 for the Islanders to make it by 1 point. 5. The trade press conference was sad. Years later we find out it was over a measly 100k?? Lowe and Mactavish killed the Oilers for many years. 6. He would ha e had 400 goals if there was no lockout. 7. His last game. 8. Him always in front of the net
Smitty was the heart of the Oil for so long. Everyone loved him. Hard on the puck. Lived in front of the net. Heart and soul guy. All that just to get disrespected in a senior league by a never has been leaving his feet and elbowing him for no reason after scoring a go ahead goal. I remember when that happened the entire fanbase was looking for blood. Guy is up there on most beloved players to play in oil country.
I enjoy these career videos Shannon. I haven't checked out the full back catalog but a video on Peter 'foppa' Foresberg would be awesome. Keep up the great work!
He never did complain and was Loyal with us like you said👍🏼 to stick it out all those years in the “Dark days”. It broke my heart as a Oilers Fan! when he left to the islanders. as an Edmontonian I agree that His Jersey should be Retired and Hopefully soon!👍🏼😎.
Something that could make these career videos more interesting is to highlight more of the important goals plays and moments... maybe more about the lines these guys were on and roles they played. As it stands it feels like a reading of the stats and trade sheet... a very good reading but more intimate details about the players moments might improve these videos.. keep up the great work Shanon. 👍
As a Flames fan I have always hated the Oilers. Smyth was one of those players I couldn’t hate. He was a classic heart-and-soul guy who left it all out there.
Ryan smith - a descriptive word describing kids that still used wooden sticks (probly Pimp sticks with Coffey curves ) well into the late 2000s. Hey check out that Ryan smith out there that can’t snapper . He just keeps breaking it out for us high around the glass with that banana curve
as a Red Wings fan, i remember that '06 series. Smyth was an absolute pain in the ass to face off against. i honestly think the Oilers won that series when Smyth scored that wraparound on Legace. i'm not saying i agree with this potential reasoning, but i think his number might not (yet) be retired because not having a Stanley Cup with them probably really works against him when he'd be joining guys who were part of the '80s dynasty.
He was named Captain of the Oilers for a day. The Oilers have some unwritten policy of not retiring numbers of players unless the player is in the HHOF. Rumour was that he was traded because his agent and Kevin Lowe couldn't agree over a difference of $100k.
the day Smyth was traded in 07 was the same day the Oilers retired Mark Messier’s #11. I was there and it was the worse live game i ever saw. Kevin Lowe got death threats from the nose bleeds as the game went on. Oilers also went on to not only lose that game but something like 17 of their last 20 games that year.
I remember seeing a clip of Ryan Smyth warming up before a game. Some is shooting pucks at the net and he is just deflecting them into the net. It was crazy! And I remember someone saying that he did not have a good shot. Was this true?
Ryan Smyth Played so well with Weight - Guerin and Horcoff - Hemsky idk which line was better but i loved the the chemistry with thoses lines put together
Fraser/Smyth trade was quite a controversy at the time. Dean Lombardi has some "choice words" about Steve Tambellini's shady practices when the Kings later found out that Fraser was injured.
Honestly, I think Smytty being traded, is whàt led/contributed the decade of darkness that followed. Also it's important to note, Smyth wanted to be traded to Edmonton from LA. My understanding is he wanted to retire an Oiler.
Yeah, no, they should have lost in Five Games, but, Fernando Pisani didn't even have the decency to let the Hurricanes finish their Power Play, OTOH, the kids of Edmonton can thank him for missing Dora The Explorer, Sweet, And, Sour, Grapes.
Sadly the Oilers won't retire Smytty's jersey, they have an unwritten rule that one must win a cup before their number can be retired. I can understand why they won't, but if there's anyone in the history of the Oilers that wasn't around during the 80s dynasty who otherwise deserves it it is Ryan Smyth. Miss that beautiful man and his beautiful mullet. Once an Oiler, always an Oiler.
I hear everything you're saying, but, by that same token, there are many people that think, Randy Gregg, and, Charlie Huddy, should, also, not, only have their numbers retired, but, be elected to the HOF, fortunately, the Oilers are, crazy, not, stupid.
By far the greatest person to ever play hockey... Don't argue with me, it's the truth.... Also, got the man's name on my leg... It's kinda weird, but true love is weird
I'm sorry I didn't recognize you at the Wolf Willow Husky gas island the day before game 7 ('06) Mr. Smith. He needed $20 in the tank to catch his flight. It was 6am and a superstar was the last person I expected to roll up to my gas bar in some mid-sized grey pickup. Popped his head out when I asked him if he watched the game and said "I played it". I froze with still no idea who the F I was looking at. Ryan if you read this, I wanna know; did you shave before the game? Cause I recall you had a massive scruff that morning and during the game it was gone; breaking an NHL tradition.
He got the C for his last game with Edmonton before his retirement
I’d like your comment but it’s at 94 and that’s fitting
On mark messier retirement night
@@Surl9596 yeah I went back and liked it lol. Just didn’t wanna be the one to ruin a perfect thing
That whole night was incredible
He also wore the “C” for a few games in 2004 when Jason Smith was injured.
Ryan Smyth is an all time great for the Oilers, especially considering he wasn't a part of the dynasty, but the rebuild. He stayed in Edmonton when so many others left, and give it everything he had, on and off the ice, no matter what. His work ethic was infectious, and his attitude towards hockey and life alike was admirable. He was a true "heart and soul" guy, and I wish the Oilers organization would give him the respect that he has earned and honour him properly by retiring his jersey.
I remember coming home from elementary school to find out he was traded, which also happened to be the afternoon before my birthday, and I still don't think I've recovered! I was so upset about it that I didn't even go into class the next day...
Thank you Shannon, for making a video on Ryan.
Also- with the current Oilers, Zack Hyman gives me major Smitty vibes with his attitude towards life, on and off the rink. Especially when it comes to their absurd work ethics; neither of them have an ounce of quit in there.
Ryan Smith deserves to get his 94# retired by the Edmonton Oilers darn it!
The man served 15 of his 19 career seasons with them through better or worse and gave all he had.
Ryan Smyth is an all time great for the Oilers, especially considering he was not a part of the 80's dynasty, but the 90's-00's rebuild.
He stayed in Edmonton when so many others left.
When oilers had their big player appreciation night a few years ago Ryan Smith got the loudest cheers. Gretzky and Joey moss got 2nd loudest...
I would like to see his number retired. He got us thru many years of oilers hockey. He is heart and soul
I'm a bit flabbergasted that his number isn't retired yet.
@@andrewjmschroeder oilers have a rule, you gotta win a cup in Edmonton
@@cellytv8063 it's not you gotta win a cup, it's you gotta be a HOFer
I was young maybe 21 but worked at the international airport in Edmonton in pre-board security. The day that he was traded I was in tears. He came through my line and I shook his hand goodbye. Wishing him the best of luck while tears ran down my face. He was my favorite player as a kid.
One of my all time favorites. Just a guy who always gave 110% and wore his emotions proudly. This guy needs to have his number retired yesterday; no reason not to.
Growing up Ryan Smyth to me personally was everything a hockey player shall be. He always strived to be the best player he could be, Not caring about being the best. He also gained the respect of the fans from his younger years learning from players like Doug Weight & passing those lessons to the new players who joined the team. The day he got traded to the Islanders I was devastated.
I would've been in Grade 6 at the time. My friends & I were excited who the Oilers were going to get that deadline. None of my friends including myself ever thought Ryan Smyth was going to be traded. We all thought you had to be crazy or just plain stupid to think that was going to happen. Then it happened. Everyone who loved the Oilers & Ryan Smyth went silent.
After school I couldn't stop crying as my Mom was listening about the trade on the Oilers radio. February 27, 2007 was supposed to be a special night. That evening it was Mark Messier's retirement night & not surprising Kevin Lowe was nowhere to be seen. I called him a coward. Nobody knew how to react. How were we supposed to celebrate the achievements of one of the greatest Oilers players of all time when the face of the Oilers at the time was now gone?
I know hockey is a business but what Kevin Lowe did to the fans I think is in excusable. While it's not the sole reason, I think this was a big reason why the Oilers had such a negative perception across the league & why we didn't make the playoffs for over a decade. I even had friends from Calgary who are huge flames fans call my house & just tell me how shocked they were to see him leaving.
Every NHL fan base was shocked.
I remember hearing on CBC from a commentator whose name I can’t recall that Ryan Smyth had the worst shot of any player who ever scored 30 goals in the NHL, but he made up for it by being good or great in almost every other area. The guy had no quit and was loyal to the Oilers, even coming back after playing in Colorado and LA. He was a tremendous player and nobody could outwork him.
A big part of that was the fact that he used an old school wooden stick. There was a practice where he and Yakupov swapped sticks and Smyth actually had pretty good power, but he didn't switch to a composite stick. For the style Smytty played there's a case to be made that having a heavy club that can smash through the lighter sticks everyone else was using was more valuable than getting an extra 15MPH on his wrist shot.
@@GetDaved Lemieux insisted on staying with a wood stick too
@@closethockeyfan5284 If you're trying to make the point that Mario Lemieux had better offensive ability than Ryan Smyth I don't think you'll find anyone who will argue it.
@@GetDaved No, just wanted to note another player who decided to stay with a wood stick. No need to get defensive
@@closethockeyfan5284 Oh yeah not trying to get prickly with you. Al MacInnis is another who opted out on the composite stick, and he had a bomb (still the only player I've ever seen break the glass, break the boards, and break a goalie's hand all with their shot).
20goals a year with his fore head.
Smittys been my favorite player forever.
I live 3hrs outside EDM. Followed his entire career.
Biggest heart in the league
Ryan Smyth and Ales Hemsky were my favourites.
Mine too!
Smyth the grit and Hemsky the skill. Lol
@RT-106 Music Lol that was the hardest I've ever laughed in my life.
What a swing of emotions in those 7 seconds
thank you for doing this. it still chokes me up remembering Canucks coming out to show respect in a farewell line
One of my proudest moments as a Canuck fan.
@@andrewjmschroeder I ma a Sharks fan but one of my sons is a Canucks fan, you try and raise them right and get them over to the Shark side but nooooo ahahaha he was about 17 during for that Canuck Oiler game and when we watched the Canuck team, fans community had me bawling! Just complete class!
Ryan Smyth is still my favourite hockey player of all time. I remember my very first hockey game was the game immediately after that trade deadline when Kevin Lowe traded Smyth over a disagreement totalling $100,000 (Smyth was willing to take a huge pay cut and take $2.5M, but Lowe wanted him at $2.4M for some stupid reason). I did eventually get to see Smyth when he came back (Edmonton now paying him over $6M because of the deal he signed in Colorado), and I watched his entire last game when he wore the "C", tied the Oilers all-time powerplay goals record, and when the Sedin twins lead the Canucks back onto the ice to congratulate him on an incredible career. I agree, his number needs to be retired because he was always known as the guy that bled Copper and Blue when no one else would!
Kevin Lowe's number, probably, only got retired because of the sixth Cup.
@Angry JayByrd He was lucky to get him, if they'd won the Cup, they'd have gotten a better return, he wasn't staying for more than one year, period.
I live in the Vancouver area and am a Canucks fan. You know how you see a divisional rival team a lot and at first hate and then come to greatly respect an opposing team’s player? For me that was Jarome Iginla and Ryan Smyth. And to some degree I had more respect for Smyth because he probably wasn’t as naturally gifted as Iginla but I swear I never saw Smyth do anything but skate as hard as he could every shift, finish checks if he had a clean shot, and he would throw himself in front of Sami Salo who was winding up for a 100 mph slap shot. Huge respect for Ryan Smyth.
Definition of a captain without a C, he was so visibly broken at the trade from Edmonton in 2007.
I’ve done some electrical work in Smyth’s Edmonton home a couple times. Pretty fun house. Has a faux dressing room in it with the logos of the 4 teams he played for etched on the doors. He’s got a legit hockey rink in the yard with sponsored boards all around. There’s a room in the basement that looks like a small squash court that would be a hand hockey dream. Never met Ryan myself as I don’t think he spends much time in Edmonton anymore but I’ve only heard positive things and I believe he is a Christian. Noticed verses painted on the walls throughout the house.
This guy was legendary.
Really enjoyed watching him play in Colorado while he was there, heart of gold and hard worker/skater. Thanks Smytty !
94 belongs in the rafters. He’s everything it means to be an Oiler.
Happy Father’s Day Shannon! Thanks for all you do for all of us!
As a Sharks fan I always respected Ryan Smyth because he was that old school gritty in your face type of player that every team wants on there roster, especially in the playoffs. I will never forget that 2006 series against the Oilers because Edmonton just out hit the Sharks and physically wore them down.
Yeah, no, the Oilers were dead to rights, but, some teams truly have, "The Killer Instinct," and, some teams are the Sharks.
Ryan smith is so nice in real life I met him in west Edmonton mall
One of my favourite players in my lifetime. Just a solid player.
I'm from Edmonton. Smytty is my all time favorite hockey player. No one shed more blood for the copper and blue than him. All guts and heart. Thank you for making this video. I also predict Oilers cup Champs 24/25 season. Cheers 🍻
This was a guy I didn’t watch much of until I started watching older games didn’t realize he had this impressive of a career
As a long-time Oilers fan Smyth was my favorite player! The guy had a big heart and a warrior mentality on the ice. His goals might not be the prettiest but he got the job done!
Not an Oilers fan, but Smyth was a player I always liked and respected heavily.
Given Edmonton has their "rule" about only retiring numbers for those called to the HHOF, it would be nice of Smyth was put in the hall (in some fashion) given his Team Canada efforts.
They definitely need to make one exception for Smyth. He shed blood, sweat and tears for the Oilers most of his career in a way no other player has done.
World Championships get a lot of media coverage here in Finland so I definitely remember seeing Ryan Smyth play for Canada for many, many, many times. I remember and imagine him to be a very 'patriotic' guy because he always seemed ready to come to play when he was asked. A quality winger for sure.
100% agree I was so disappointed when he was traded because he was a world class athlete I actually seen a live interview with him in the mid 90s he was a great person on and off the ice the oilers definitely need to retire his number
Hell yeah, Smytty gets his time to shine! Thank you so much. He'll always be my favourite player and he'll always hold a special place in my heart. I almost teared up watching his last game. Grew up watching him and I'll never forget the '06 cup run where he took a slapshot to the mouth, lost a few chiclets and came back out for the third period to help the team win.
"Smitty" is my all time favorite Oiler, pure heart & soul.
Smyth was and still is Edmonton. You can walk down the street in a Smyth jersey and people will still shout "SMYTTY!"
Actual facts. Happens to me all the time. In and outside of edmonton
He was a champ at Heart ❤️
I was a big Ryan Smyth fan..hard hard hockey is how he played..just loved it.
Producer drew wearing the Smyth Avs jersey for the WCF is legendary
I remember watching him cry on TV at the Edmonton airport, I have also met him before, class act and even though I’m not an oilers fan I always liked Ryan Smyth
One of my favorite Oilers ever. PURE heart, NO quit, and never 6 ft. from from the opponents net.
Definitely retire his number.
Ryan McLeod reminds me of Smyth
Ryan Smyth is one of my favorite all time players. Not a HOFer but great to watch. Past his prime when they started getting all those #1 picks.
Ryan smyth has got to be my favourite player. What a class act
$500,000 was the difference. That was all it took for Smyth to hit the open market. I think Lowe might have been the GM then, it was just weird to try strong-arming a guy who bleeds copper and blue.
Kevin Lowe should just be happy the team stuck around, that's that.
Smyth was such a gritty grinding whatever it takes throw back player. Always enjoyed watching him play his heart out.
🙂😲😲 been asking for this forever! Thank you, so much!
As an Oiler fan, things I remember about him.
1. The trade to Islanders really hurt the city.
2. His big skates always reminded me of Gretzky. Similar skater too.
3. When he got to Islanders. The islanders won the last 4 games while Toronto won 2 of 4 for the Islanders to make it by 1 point.
5. The trade press conference was sad. Years later we find out it was over a measly 100k?? Lowe and Mactavish killed the Oilers for many years.
6. He would ha e had 400 goals if there was no lockout.
7. His last game.
8. Him always in front of the net
I love this guy. I never saw him play in real life. Only player I wish I had seen.
I remember when he was on the Avs. Good times.
Smitty was the heart of the Oil for so long. Everyone loved him. Hard on the puck. Lived in front of the net. Heart and soul guy. All that just to get disrespected in a senior league by a never has been leaving his feet and elbowing him for no reason after scoring a go ahead goal. I remember when that happened the entire fanbase was looking for blood. Guy is up there on most beloved players to play in oil country.
Thank you for this video. Ive always been a huge fan of Ryan Smyth
He was the deflection king in front of the net back in the day.
Today it's Chris Kreider.
I enjoy these career videos Shannon. I haven't checked out the full back catalog but a video on Peter 'foppa' Foresberg would be awesome. Keep up the great work!
💯 he’s a legend and deserves his own video.
He never did complain and was Loyal with us like you said👍🏼 to stick it out all those years in the “Dark days”. It broke my heart as a Oilers Fan! when he left to the islanders. as an Edmontonian I agree that His Jersey should be Retired and Hopefully soon!👍🏼😎.
the most beloved non HOF Oilers player, and it's not really close
Would be cool to see a career vid on Denis Potvin! Great content as always.
Denis Potvin and Bobby Orr are the two career videos we need the most
I’m dying to Gordie Howe’s career video
@@cameronmcclellan788 that too!
You should do a career of Marc Savard. He was one of my favorite players when he played with Boston.
Absolute legend!
super emotional last game. I watched it live on TV
Something that could make these career videos more interesting is to highlight more of the important goals plays and moments... maybe more about the lines these guys were on and roles they played. As it stands it feels like a reading of the stats and trade sheet... a very good reading but more intimate details about the players moments might improve these videos.. keep up the great work Shanon. 👍
I met Smyth is salmon Arm two years ago, such a nice guy, actually found out that he has a lake house next to my families
I remember him bleeding Oilers red, white and orange. Also using an extra long, wooden stick. Would love to have a beer with the guy.
I’ve been waiting for this video for some time! Thanks lol
As a Flames fan I have always hated the Oilers. Smyth was one of those players I couldn’t hate. He was a classic heart-and-soul guy who left it all out there.
That last year in Edmonton they made him captain for his last game
I have his Avs jersey. He was definitely liked by the fans here.
The Oilers don't retire player's numbers unless they make the hall of fame. That's why Lowe's finally got retired this season.
Ryan smith - a descriptive word describing kids that still used wooden sticks (probly Pimp sticks with Coffey curves ) well into the late 2000s.
Hey check out that Ryan smith out there that can’t snapper . He just keeps breaking it out for us high around the glass with that banana curve
as a Red Wings fan, i remember that '06 series. Smyth was an absolute pain in the ass to face off against. i honestly think the Oilers won that series when Smyth scored that wraparound on Legace.
i'm not saying i agree with this potential reasoning, but i think his number might not (yet) be retired because not having a Stanley Cup with them probably really works against him when he'd be joining guys who were part of the '80s dynasty.
Yeah, Kevin Lowe won six Cups, and, yet, took forever.
A great guy and great player. I agree it's bizarre he didn't wear the C.
Respectable career!
He was named Captain of the Oilers for a day. The Oilers have some unwritten policy of not retiring numbers of players unless the player is in the HHOF. Rumour was that he was traded because his agent and Kevin Lowe couldn't agree over a difference of $100k.
Interesting. Very long career that came full circle back to oilers. Pretty cool.
Welcome to the club bro
These are tremendous l! Keep these up
He was a class act.
Man why did you have to remind me of the press conference when he left.. he was crying like a baby worse than Gretzky but you know I didn't cry 🥺
the day Smyth was traded in 07 was the same day the Oilers retired Mark Messier’s #11.
I was there and it was the worse live game i ever saw. Kevin Lowe got death threats from the nose bleeds as the game went on.
Oilers also went on to not only lose that game but something like 17 of their last 20 games that year.
He deserves to have his Jersey retired for sure
Kings legend
I remember seeing a clip of Ryan Smyth warming up before a game. Some is shooting pucks at the net and he is just deflecting them into the net. It was crazy! And I remember someone saying that he did not have a good shot. Was this true?
We were robbed of the Smyth-Weight-Iginla line that should’ve been.
The 1995 draft was even IN Edmonton. 💔
Ryan Smyth Played so well with Weight - Guerin and Horcoff - Hemsky idk which line was better but i loved the the chemistry with thoses lines put together
I agree that he needs his number retired. He was Captain Oiler and to this day I don't see him in any other jersey but an Oilers jersey.
The oilers have a rule that they will only retire the number of hall of fame players. But there is talks of making a wall of honor
He should be known as the guy between Gretzky and McDavid
Fraser/Smyth trade was quite a controversy at the time. Dean Lombardi has some "choice words" about Steve Tambellini's shady practices when the Kings later found out that Fraser was injured.
such a beast player
Honestly, I think Smytty being traded, is whàt led/contributed the decade of darkness that followed. Also it's important to note, Smyth wanted to be traded to Edmonton from LA. My understanding is he wanted to retire an Oiler.
Stanley Cup, missed it by that much.
Yeah, no, they should have lost in Five Games, but, Fernando Pisani didn't even have the decency to let the Hurricanes finish their Power Play, OTOH, the kids of Edmonton can thank him for missing Dora The Explorer, Sweet, And, Sour, Grapes.
Sadly the Oilers won't retire Smytty's jersey, they have an unwritten rule that one must win a cup before their number can be retired. I can understand why they won't, but if there's anyone in the history of the Oilers that wasn't around during the 80s dynasty who otherwise deserves it it is Ryan Smyth. Miss that beautiful man and his beautiful mullet. Once an Oiler, always an Oiler.
I hear everything you're saying, but, by that same token, there are many people that think, Randy Gregg, and, Charlie Huddy, should, also, not, only have their numbers retired, but, be elected to the HOF, fortunately, the Oilers are, crazy, not, stupid.
You could add players' contract details to these career videos. Would be nice to see if they lived up to the contracts and the money they earned.
That trade should have never happened...
It's also how Lowe became hated in Edmonton.
By far the greatest person to ever play hockey... Don't argue with me, it's the truth.... Also, got the man's name on my leg... It's kinda weird, but true love is weird
Your version of the truth doesn't speak for everyone's. Classic narcissist.
@@countrystud1986 yes, because clearly you can tell if someone's a narcissist by one post 🙄🤦🏼♂️
@@jordangraff2254 "Don't argue with me" is all I needed. Narcissists never accept anyone else's version of the truth. Good job.
@@countrystud1986 whatever you say bud. Have a great day eh 😘
@@jordangraff2254 I will, thanks! Enjoy demanding that others shouldn't argue with you before you even get any replies. Very approachable statement!
The Career of Bob Probert
Sociopath who played hockey purely as a hobby, that's it.
You've probably already talk about this but what was it like in the 2011 Bruins vs Canucks cup final, them being your 2 favorite teams?
Captain Canuck! Respect
Happy Father's Day
I'm sorry I didn't recognize you at the Wolf Willow Husky gas island the day before game 7 ('06) Mr. Smith.
He needed $20 in the tank to catch his flight. It was 6am and a superstar was the last person I expected to roll up to my gas bar in some mid-sized grey pickup. Popped his head out when I asked him if he watched the game and said "I played it".
I froze with still no idea who the F I was looking at. Ryan if you read this, I wanna know; did you shave before the game? Cause I recall you had a massive scruff that morning and during the game it was gone; breaking an NHL tradition.
Please do derian Hatcher
The first American Captain to win the Cup, so, underrated.
Agree
@@gabemcknight8933 People still think it was Mike Modano, how very odd.
Can you do a career video on John Madden? Or John Maclean?
USA: Smith
CANADA: Smyth
MEXICO: Smeeth
URBAN USA: Smiff
He was good for LA
This is the guy I always wondered why his name was missing an e