April 12, 2014 — Edmonton Oilers defeat Vancouver Canucks in Ryan Smyth’s final NHL game Ryan Smyth was an Edmonton Oiler, through and through. He was drafted by the Oilers, he made his NHL debut with the Oilers, he played his best hockey with the Oilers, and he bled wearing the Oilers’ uniform, night in, night out.
The IIHF has announced their 2024 Hall of Fame class. Among the names inducted into this prestigious company is all-time NHL great Jaromir Jagr, long-time
When Leon Draisaitl scored his 127th power play goal on Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators, a special someone was in the stands for the game.
It’s hard to not feel all warm and fuzzy inside seeing Sam Gagner returning to the Edmonton Oilers for a third tour of duty. His return is all too reminiscent of when the Oilers brought back Ryan Smyth in 2011 for his second stint with the team.
With 94 days left until the Edmonton Oilers start the 2023-24 season, we have another iconic player to talk about. No. 99 and No. 97 are known all around the hockey world because of Wayne Gretzky and Connor McDavid, two of the best ever to play the sport, but No.
On this day in 1994, the Edmonton Oilers used the sixth overall pick at the NHL Draft to capture one of the best players ever to put on the blue and orange threads, Ryan Smyth.
It didn’t have the same shock value or the tear-filled press conference at the airport, but the Bo Horvat trade that the Canucks made on Monday afternoon has a similar energy to the Ryan Smyth deal that the Oilers made back in 2007.
On Tuesday (Sept. 20), Lee Fogolin and Ryan Smyth were announced as the inaugural class of the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame. The two Oilers greats will be inducted on Nov.
Earlier this summer the Edmonton Oilers announced they would establish an Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame. It would include people, not just players, who have played a large role in the history of the Edmonton Oilers.
With the news that the team will be introducing the Oilers Hall of Fame, I decided to ask fellow Nation Citizens. Who should go to the Hall? Now it’s confirmed that Hamilton, Gretzky, Kurri, Fuhr, Coffey, Messier, Anderson, Lowe, Sather, and Phillips will be automatically inducted.
Yesterday, we celebrated Smytty Day here at the Nation to mark the 15th anniversary of the trade that sent him to the New York Islanders. For a lot of
Garth Snow’s first trade deadline was award-winning. When I was asked to appear on the Weird Islanders podcast, I immediately knew who my selection would be.
It was one of those ‘Where Were You When?’ moments. At the 2007 trade deadline, Ryan Smyth, the heart and soul of the Oilers, was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ryan O’Marra, Robert Nilsson, and a first-round pick, which was later used on Alex Plante.
The Edmonton Oilers have one of the most storied traditions in the NHL when it comes to retiring jerseys. To make it into the rafters at Rogers Place, you must be in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Even though Ryan Smyth had talked privately about not being willing to take a hometown discount to stay with the Edmonton Oilers in the days leading up to the 2007 NHL trade deadline, I didn’t see the events that unfolded 15 years ago today coming.
Anticipation was already building on this Friday night in mid-November at Skyreach Centre, where the red-hot Edmonton Oilers were hosting the Chicago Blackhawks.
This week’s Women of Oilersnation feature guest and I became fast friends when she told me about her love for Ryan Smyth. Misty Truss is one of the biggest Oilers fans you’ll meet and an all-around rad human.
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