Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth Net Worth is $19 Million
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth (born February 21, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played most of his career for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was especially known for playing in the style of a power forward. Smyth announced his retirement on April 11, 2014 after 19 seasons in the NHL.During his junior career, Ryan Smyth spent three years with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), scoring 105 points during the 1993–94 season. Smyth was then selected 6th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. That year he played only three games for the Oilers, as he stayed for the majority of the year in Moose Jaw. He spent 12 seasons with Edmonton before being traded to the New York Islanders in 2007 due to failed contract negotiations. Becoming an unrestricted free agent in the subsequent off-season, he signed a five-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. After two seasons with the team, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in July 2009. On June 26, 2011, he was re-acquired by the Edmonton Oilers for Colin Fraser and a 7th Round pick in 2012.Smyth has represented Canada in international competition on numerous occasions. He has won gold medals at the 1995 World Junior Championship, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2003 and 2004 World Championships, and 2004 World Cup. Having served as captain of Canada's World Championship team for a team record six years (2001–05 and 2010), he has earned the nickname "Captain Canada". Smyth is also Canada's all-time leader in games played at the tournament. He played a record 90 games for Hockey Canada while becoming the only player in hockey history to win gold in all of Olympics, World Cup, World Championships (2x), World Juniors, and Spengler Cup. Both on and off the ice, Smyth was renowned for his commitment to the Edmonton community and his passionate dedication to the game of hockey.
Alexander Smyth, Isabella May Smyth, Elizabeth Ann Smyth
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Kevin Smyth
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Traded by the Colorado Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings for two players and a 5th round draft pick in 2010. [July 2009]
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Invited to attend Team Canada's 5-day Olympic orientation camp on Aug 15th that starts in Vancouver. [August 2005]
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Has a son named Alexander.
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Ryan and his wife Stacey are proud honorary co-chairs of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. They are actively involved in many of the Foundation's fundraising events.
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He has the distinction of breaking one of Wayne Gretzky's Oilers records, scoring 20 goals on the power play in just his second full season. He went on to play the next eight and a half seasons in Edmonton.
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Ryan met his wife Stacey in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, where he played in the WHL (Canadain Western Hockey Leauge) for the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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Has played more games for team Canada (Hockey) than any other person in Canadian hockey history.
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Daughter Elizabeth Smyth was born April 4th, 2005
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Wife Stacey is expecting their second child, due at the end of April.
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Won the World Cup in 2004
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Named to the World Cup roster for Team Canada, along with 13 other NHLers who also won gold in the 2002 Olympics, in Salt Lake City.
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Has a daughter named Isabella.
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Was the Captain of the World Championship 2004 that won gold
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Was the Captain of the World Championship 2003 that struck gold.
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Wears 94, because of his draft year
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Skated for Team Canada at both the 2000 and 2001 World Championships and helped Team Canada win the gold medal at the 1995 World Jr. Championships in Red Deer, Alberta
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Named to the Canadian Hockey League first all-star team in 1994-1995 and was a member of the WHL's East Division' second all-star team that same season while playing for the WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors
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Edmonton's second choice (first round), 6th overall, in 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
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Brother Kevin also played in NHL before having his career cut short due to an eye injury
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Salt Lake City 2002: XIX Olympic Winter Games
2002
TV Mini-Series
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Oil Change
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hockey Night in Canada
2005
TV Series
Himself
TSN Hockey
2005
TV Series
Himself
It's Our Game: Team Canada's Victory at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey