Date of Birth
21 February 1976,
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth
Nickname
Captain
Canada
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Spouse
| Stacy Bookout |
(1996 - present) 2 children |
Trivia
Brother Kevin also played in NHL before having his career cut short due to an eye injury
Edmonton's second choice (first round), 6th overall, in 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Named to the Canadian Hockey League first all-star team in 1994-95 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
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
Wears 94, because of his draft year
Was the Captain of the World Championship 2003 that struck gold.
Was the Captain of the World Championship 2004 that won gold
Has a daughter named Isabella.
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.
Won the World Cup in 2004
Wife Stacey is expecting their second child, due at the end of April.
Daughter Elizabeth Smyth was born April 4th, 2005
Has played more games for team Canada (Hockey) than any other person in Canadian hockey history.
Ryan met his wife Stacey in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, where he played in the WHL (Canadain Western Hockey Leauge) for the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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.
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.
Where Are They Now
(August 2005) Invited to attend Team Canada's 5-day Olympic orientation camp on Aug 15th that starts in Vancouver.
