Wayne Gretzky
CENTURY CITY, CA - MAY 20: Former professional hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor Alan Thicke attend the 27th Anniversary Sports Spectacular benefiting Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on May 20, 2012 in Century City, California.
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Probably the two greatest regrets I have in playing hockey were being swept by the New York Islanders in our first Stanley Cup final in Edmonton and losing that Stanley Cup final in 1993 with the L.A. Kings
The honest truth is that I’d like to stay out of the spotlight
Watching them play, I know how hard they work.More quotes »
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Kings edge Coyotes 4-3 in overtime to win West
's pads.Fortunate? Maybe a little, but it was all the Los Angeles Kings needed to get where they haven't been since Wayne Gretzky glided across the ice in Southern California.Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals Read more »
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![prv100602hockey-01 -- October 6, 2002 -- Vancouver, BC -- See City and News -- Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II drops the puck at EXHIBITION NHL game BETWEEN CANUCKS & SAN JOSE SHARKS. FACEOFF BETWEEN MIKE RICCI & MARKUS NASLUND. At GM Place Stadium in Vancouver on Sunday afternoon, October 6, 2002. WAYNE GRETZKY. NICK PROCAYLO/PROVINCE [PNG Merlin Archive] [Iconic BC NP001]](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09l4bD8ahObE2/45x45.jpg)
Ricci recalls his royal faceoff
the background: other well-known hockey types Ed Jovanovski and Cassie Campbell, Hall of Famer Howie Meeker, and, of course, Wayne Gretzky â all smiling as the Queen dropped the puck she had grasped in her royal right hand, while cameras flashed and fans cheered. 6/1/12 from Vancouver Sun Read more »
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Another Retirement Marks the Slow Sunset of Sports Video Games' Greatest Roster [Sega Genesis]
'94 captured the league in one of its most talent-rich times, with once-in-a-generation performers such as Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Ray Borque, Steve Yzerman and Patrick Roy all appearing during their active careers. And Jeremy Roenick, the player who from Kotaku Read more »
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Watch Game Four Of The 2012 Stanley Cup? Final With The Great Canadian Lager And The Great One Himself!
access to the sport and fighting a disease that continues to affect the greater hockey community. "Molson Canadian and greats like Wayne Gretzky and John MacLean are true symbols of the best of Canada," said Tom Henehan, Molson Canadian brand manager. from iStockAnalyst Read more »
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Original LA Kings Captain Basks in Media Spotlight
Gretzky isn’t the only former LA Kings captain getting a memory-lane media workout this NHL playoff season. So too is Bob Wall, the 69-year-old Ontario, Canada resident who served as the team’s original captain. Among the outlets he has spoken to are the LA from mediabistro.com Read more »
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Kings, and fans, are three wins from altered reality
the largest comeback in NHL playoff history. Down 5-0 against a stacked Edmonton Oilers team that included a young Wayne Gretzky, those Kings embarked on a stunning third-period blitz, finally winning the game 6-5 in overtime. Eventually those gritty Kings from Sporting News Read more »
