Oiler's Smyth lets 101yr old touch his mullet for her birthday

[swflyers25]

Lilian Hosking has seen a lot in her lifetime, but the Edmonton woman had just one wish for her 101st birthday:

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Run her hands through the hair of Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Smyth.

According to a report in The Edmonton Sun, the woman got her wish at the Meadowcroft Senior's Residence on Monday, just one day after turning 101.

"It was my wish to see Smitty," Hosking told the newspaper. "I can't believe he's here. I love to watch him skate up and down the ice and bang in goals. And I love his hair. I hope he never cuts it."

Smyth surprised Hosking at the seniors' home with a cake, an autographed No. 101 Oilers jersey and two puck-shaped brownies.

The newspaper said Hosking hugged Smyth and ran her hand through his hair. The Oilers star began to blush.

"Now I'll have to bring back the Stanley Cup for you, too," Smyth told Hosking.

"The young fans are important because they're our future," Smyth told The Sun. "But seniors are the ones who paved the way for us to live the lives we do."

Said Hosking: "I never expected this. It's really too much. It's been the best birthday of my life."

Smyth has 13 goals and nine assists in 22 games for the Oilers, who are tied with Phoenix for seventh overall in the Western Conference with 32 points.

ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2249905&campaign=rss&source=NHLHeadlines)

[PDO]

That's taking one for the team Mullet! :nod:

[Yoata]

"Now I'll have to bring back the Stanley Cup for you, too," Smyth told Hosking. :laughing: :roll: :rollover: :rollover2 :laugh: :giggle:

[PDO]

"Now I'll have to bring back the Stanley Cup for you, too," Smyth told Hosking. :laughing: :roll: :rollover: :rollover2 :laugh: :giggle:

If you want to make a thread for that, go right ahead. If not, that's the last I expect to be heard on that in this therad.

[swflyers25]

"Now I'll have to bring back the Stanley Cup for you, too," Smyth told Hosking. :laughing: :roll: :rollover: :rollover2 :laugh: :giggle:

Look at the finalists in the past Cup finals, not exactly everyone's pick to be there:

Calgary
Anaheim
Carolina

It could happen, you never know.

[TimmyTabasco]

At First glance I thought it was a dirty topic :giggle:

Bad Timmy :no:

[Newfie John]

If you want to make a thread for that, go right ahead. If not, that's the last I expect to be heard on that in this therad.

..well its not like they're going to win it.

[Yoata]

If you want to make a thread for that, go right ahead. If not, that's the last I expect to be heard on that in this therad.

Relax, sheesh.

[THE HACK]

Thats awesome!:)

Hopefully that was the only hair Smitty let her run her hands through!:o

Cheers

[charlio lemieux]

What a nice boy. I hope she behaved herself.

A cake and a jersey too. She scored.

[a4l]

Heck if I turned 101 I would want more than that. ;)