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Wayne Gretzky says he has no political power or pull with the U.S. president or Canada's prime minister in his first public comments on the issue since Donald Trump began his second term.
Wayne Gretzky is no longer the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. The legendary hockey star was officially passed on the all-time leading goal list by Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington ...
Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL career goals record in time to watch him tie it with No. 894.
WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky first played against the Washington Capitals during his rookie season in 1979. The Caps, in their sixth NHL season, were still playing in Landover, Md.
In reality, Gretzky was a supportive figure for Ovechkin along his way to tying his longstanding record. Gretzky shared that he face-timed Ovechkin when he was briefly stuck at 798 goals, and ...
Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Skip to content.
So Gretzky and his wife, Janet, cleared their schedule for about a month so Wayne would be free to follow the Capitals when Ovechkin got within a few goals of 894.
During that ceremony, fans noticed Gretzky wore a No. 9 pin on the lapel of his jacket, which may have left some wondering what it represented. Let me tell you now, it's not because The Great One ...
The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.
WASHINGTON --Wayne Gretzky was in the building to witness history Friday, watching from a suite at Capital One Arena as Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie his all-time goals record of 894.Gretzky ...
In signature dramatic fashion, Alex Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his career — and second of the game Friday night — to tie Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, right, during a press conference after an NHL hockey game in which Ovechkin tied Gretzky's NHL career goals record of ...