Former Oiler Ryan Smyth is playing senior hockey in Alberta because he still loves the game. That his season was likely ended on a dirty hit by a minor-league goon is another blight on the game.

Veteran teammate Ryan Smyth has seen a lot of hockey in his day, but draws a blank when it comes to an opening performance by an 18-year-old rivalling what ‘The Nuge’ has accomplished.

Among the names inducted into this prestigious company is all-time NHL great Jaromir Jagr, long-time Edmonton Oiler Ryan Smyth, United States Olympian Natalie Darwitz, Hockey Canada executive Mel ...