McKenzie: Oilers' Ryan Smyth expected to announce retirement

It appears as if the career of Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth will come to an end following this season, according to a report from TSN's Bob McKenzie.

The 38-year-old Smyth, in his second stint with the Oilers, has 10 goals and 13 assists in 70 games for Edmonton. The Oilers made Smyth the sixth overall selection in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and he played for Edmonton from 1994 until 2007, including a run to the cup final in 2006. 

He was dealt to the New York Islanders and the trade deadline in 2007, and then signed with the Colorado Avalanche as an unrestricted free agent prior to the following season. Smyth was then sent to the Kings prior to the 2009 season and played two years in Los Angeles.

In 2011 Smyth was traded once again, this time back to the Oilers to provide some veteran leadership for a very young squad in Edmonton. While not the player he once was in recent years, it appears as if Smyth will get his wish and retire with the team that originally drafted him.

Known as "Captain Canada" for his many appearance on the Canadian National team, both at the World Championships and the Olympics, Smyth is part of a rare group to earn gold medal at the Olympics, World Championships, World Cup, World Junior Championships and the Spengler Cup.

Smyth has recorded 386 goals and 456 points over 842 career games in the NHL.