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  • • How Fans Carried the Oilers Through the Decade of Darkness
    If you followed the Edmonton Oilers after the dynasty years, you know the story. Not the five Stanley Cups. Not Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. The other story—the one with…...2025
  • Flanked By Real Enforcers
    • Flanked By Real Enforcers
    I don't think anyone would be surprised to know there's a statue of Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton. Of course, Gretzky won four Stanley Cups in the city with the Oilers, he was heralded as a hockey god for the records he set and success he had in the city, and he helped to put Edmonton on the sports map as the "City of Champions". The only problems was that he was traded in 1988 to the Los Angeles King...2025
  • • Canadiens Hall of Famer Believes Lane Hutson’s Primary Flaw Is the Same As Rookie Wayne Gretzky’s Problem
    Lane Hutson, the Montreal Canadiens' defenseman who was crucial to the playoff run, shares one thing in common with NHL icon Wayne Gretzky....2025
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  • • Matthew Tkachuk Breaks Silence On Being Invited To Join President Donald Trump’s New Initiative Alongside Wayne Gretzky
    Matthew Tkachuk spoke out on being named to President Donald Trump’s “Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition” alongside Gary Bettman and Wayne Gretzky....2025
  • • When Wayne Gretzky Sneaked in Beer for the Soviet Union Hockey Team Behind the KGB’s Back
    Wayne Gretzky recently told a story about him enjoying beers with several Soviet players behind the KGB's back....2025
  • • ‘It’s Not As Corporate’ — Wayne Gretzky Explains What Made Playing for the Oilers Different From His Time With Other NHL Franchises
    Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky recently elaborated on what made his time as an Edmonton Oiler so special....2025

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Wayne Gretzky injury and suspension

  • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Canada’s dry spell could end this year. You’d be hard pressed to find anything innately funnier than Canada’s inability to win a Stanley Cup over the last three decades. The nation that gave us the sport of hockey, nurtured its culture, and provides over 40% of players in the league hasn’t had a team hoist the cup since 1993, when the Montreal Canadien...2025
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  • It Happened
    • It Happened
    It was undoubtedly going to happen before this season ended. We all knew the likelihood of Alexander Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals mark was within reach and certainly attainable for Ovechkin as long as he stayed healthy, and he has done that for most of the season despite him reportedly having a broken leg earlier in the campaign. Regardless of the handful of games he missed, Ovec...2025
  • Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2025
    • Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2025
    Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Kris is Bubalicious. Bobby Witt Jr. fell a home run short of the cycle on Sunday. The elusive cycle remains at large for the time being. “In some ways, it’s luck,” Witt said. “But in some ways, you just let the game happen.” Anne Rogers writes about Kris Bubic’s dominant start on Sunday. Bubic has always had a good changeup, but it has way more depth to it now t...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, March 21
    • Baseball history unpacked, March 21
    Happy Birthday to one of my favorite players! Cubs Hall-of-Famer Shawon Dunston. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Bird is cooked. Alvin goes Dark, birthdays, passings, and other stories for the discerning reader. Natal anniversary number 62 on the Shawon-O-Meter. On Mondays, Wednesdays, ...2025
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  • This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
    • This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
    Even for spring training, this was a huge matchup Braves Franchise History 1915: The Boston Braves break ground on Commonwealth Avenue and begin construction of Braves Field. Owner James E. Gaffney wants a large enough park so that inside-the-park homers can be hit in three directions. The field will open on August 18th. 1935: At St. Petersburg, the St. Louis Cardinals set a spring training recor...2025
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  • Sports’ unbreakable records, from Jerry Rice to Don Bradman
    • Sports’ unbreakable records, from Jerry Rice to Don Bradman
    Amber Searls-Imagn Images Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky has us thinking about sport’s unreachable records The 2024 NHL season is underway, and one of the major storylines on the ice this season concerns one player’s pursuit of a record previously thought unreachable. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin began the year 40 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time mark of 894 career...2025
  • • Recap: McDavid wins 4 Nations gold for Canada with OT winner
    Tonight the United States and Canada met for the championship of the 4 Nations Face-Off, in a rematch of an epic American win on Saturday night. The US was without injured defenseman Charlie McAvoy, but injured forwards Auston Matthews and Matthew and Brady Tkachuk returned. Kyle Connor was scratched so Chris Kreider could remain in the lineup. On the Canadian side, Cale Makar (who missed the firs...2025
  • • 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
    With the majority of National Hockey League players preparing to enjoy a mid-season break, 92 of them will instead be heading to Montreal & Boston to take part in the NHL & NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Teams representing four of the world’s hockey-craziest nations, the 7 game schedule will allow the top players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, & the United States to show off the...2025
  • Could virtual reality experiences come to baseball?
    • Could virtual reality experiences come to baseball?
    Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ever wanted to hit against the pros? A few weeks ago, I was channel surfing and came across a show that had professional golfers playing a simulated round of golf inside of a large building in front of a live audience. My first thought was, what in the Sam Hill is this mess? I wanted to change the channel but the longer I watched the harder it b...2025
  • Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies
    • Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies
    Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, November 11th, 2024 It’s later than expected. Colorado is experiencing major snowfall for the first time since spring. The Major League Baseball regular season has been over for more than a month whilst a dreaded bully was crowned king. It’s been quiet at 20th and Blake. Coors Field sits cavernous and...2024

Wayne Gretzky lifestyle

  • • Wayne Gretzky buys back mansion he once sold to Lenny Dykstra
    2018
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  • • Wayne Gretzky buys back mansion he sold to Lenny Dysktra for $5 million less than he sold it for
    Another win for The Great One, this time over Lenny Dykstra...2018
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  • • The Internet Will Miss Peyton Manning, the GOAT at Creating Endless GOAT Debates
    2016
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  • • 2017 NHL All-Star Game Will Be Played in Los Angeles: Latest Details, Reaction
    2016

Timeline

  • 2025
    "Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored goal Number 895 against the Islanders on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time goal scoring leader."

  • 2024
    "Johnson, Immelman, Barkley, and Watson have played massive roles in Match broadcasts before, including the most recent edition, which featured eight high-profile celebrities, such as Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Billy Murray."

  • 2023
    "Alex Ovechkin Scores 40th Goal Of The Season, Passes Wayne Gretzky For Most 40-Goal Seasons"

  • 2022
    "Mile High Morning: John Elway fields questions from Wayne Gretzky on 'NHL on TNT' pregame show"

  • 2021
    "Wayne Gretzky says Alex Ovechkin 'will' break his record for most career NHL goals"

  • 2020
    "Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin joins Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito and Mike Gartner as the only NHL players to have scored 700 career goals."

  • 2019
    "-Wayne Gretzky -Michael Scott" -Anthony Beauvillier"

  • 2018
    "Alex Ovechkin passes Wayne Gretzky to become sixth in goals with one franchise"

  • 2017
    "Coached by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, Bieber scored the winning goal against the opposing team, coached by NHL great Mario Lemeiux."

  • 2016
    "TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky may be known as the Great One but he says the world has lost "the greatest hockey player ever today."

  • 2015
    "When Wayne Gretzky called him unannounced to encourage him, McDavid was more than just wide-eyed."

  • 2014
    "There is no urgent demand for the Next Hank Aaron or the Next Joe Montana or the Next Wayne Gretzky."

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Wayne Gretzky trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • Next Door To Gretzky
    • Next Door To Gretzky
    I always thought that the comparisons that people made between Wayne Gretzky and Eric Lindros were unfair to Lindros. That's not to say that he wasn't a great junior player where he stood as a man among boys, but we saw him look exceptional before Scott Stevens caught him in the trolley tracks. That's not to say that Lindros wasn't a good player after he got his bell rung, but I feel like any comp...2025
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  • • 2-Time NHL All-Star Warns Oilers, Connor McDavid Uncertainty Could End Up Having Wayne Gretzky-Esque Fallout
    Connor McDavid’s contract decision could reshape the NHL, with Ilya Kovalchuk comparing its potential impact to Wayne Gretzky’s historic 1988 trade....2025
  • • Rangers Owner James Dolan Once Offered Wayne Gretzky $1M To Reconsider Retirement After 20–Season NHL Career
    Rangers owner James Dolan offered Wayne Gretzky $1 million to delay his retirement by a week, a gesture he respectfully declined with gratitude....2025
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  • • The Shocking Reason Wayne Gretzky Was Never Drafted Despite Being Hockey’s Greatest Player
    Here's why Wayne Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, was never drafted by any NHL team and how a unique league merger created this unprecedented situation....2025
  • Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
    • Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Connor McDavid can either become LeBron James, or Kevin Durant. We’re drawing closer to a seismic shift in the NHL with it becoming increasingly apparent that Connor McDavid’s time in Edmonton is coming to a close. There’s a fever pitch to trade rumors as McDavid enters the offseason with one year left on his contract and no Stanley Cup to show for it. ...2025
  • • ‘How Dumb Am I?’ – Wayne Gretzky Once Explained Why He Rejected Offer To Buy 25% of Canucks Ownership
    Wayne Gretzky reveals he declined a $3M offer for 25% ownership of the Vancouver Canucks after winning the Cup, a decision he still jokes about today....2025
  • • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    2025
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  • • It Happened
    2025
  • Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025
    • Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025
    Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Is the offense turning things around? Jaylon Thompson writes about last night’s offensive explosion. KC finished with 11 hits. The increased scoring chances could bode well for the offense finding a rhythm moving forward. “I wasn’t concerned with the at-bats,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I mean, we are going to have stretches throughout the season where t...2025
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  • • This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
    2025
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Wayne Gretzky stats and results

  • A Wish Fulfilled
    • A Wish Fulfilled
    I never had the opportunity to see Bobby Clarke play the game live and in-person, but watching video of him during his heyday in the NHL makes me realize that he was one of the first true power forwards of the game. While he never shied away from going to the areas of the ice where trouble would find him, he also had more than enough talent to be one of the game's elite scorers during his time. Be...2025
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  • • Next Door To Gretzky
    2025
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  • • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    2025
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  • • It Happened
    2025
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  • You tell us: Is Alex Ovechkin a Top 3 all-time NHL player?
    • You tell us: Is Alex Ovechkin a Top 3 all-time NHL player?
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images We want. you know what you think of Ovi’s career. Alex Ovechkin stands alone on top of one hockey mountain after passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. With just over a year until his retirement, Ovi will have a chance to add to his total — one that should stand for a long, long time. With the scoring record in hand it’s ...2025
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  • Open thread: Which NFL records could be broken in the near future?
    • Open thread: Which NFL records could be broken in the near future?
    Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images After Alex Ovechkin broke an impossible record over the weekend, are there any iconic NFL records that could be broken soon? A major mark in hockey’s record book just fell. Could we something similar happen in football in the near future? On Sunday afternoon, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals broke the longstanding NHL goal record, reaching 89...2025
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  • Alex Ovechkin stats, records: A look at the Capitals star by the numbers after passing Wayne Gretzky
    • Alex Ovechkin stats, records: A look at the Capitals star by the numbers after passing Wayne Gretzky
    Ovechkin has put up some absurd stats over the last two decades...2025
  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for April 5, 2025
    2025
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  • Alex Ovechkin goals record: Capitals star scores early against Blackhawks, moves within one of Wayne Gretzky
    • Alex Ovechkin goals record: Capitals star scores early against Blackhawks, moves within one of Wayne Gretzky
    Ovechkin notched career goal No. 893 on Friday, securing his 14th 40-goal season...2025
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  • • This day in Braves History: Babe Ruth homers off Dizzy Dean in spring training
    2025
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Wayne Gretzky parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Flanked By Real Enforcers
    2025
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  • • A Wish Fulfilled
    2025
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  • • Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
    2025
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  • The Edmonton Oilers obsession with Chappell Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ is sports’ greatest mystery
    • The Edmonton Oilers obsession with Chappell Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ is sports’ greatest mystery
    Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Oilers players are guarding this like the nuclear launch codes. Iconic arena music after a home team win is a staple of the NHL. From the Calgary Flames playing “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash, the Boston Bruins with “Dirty Water” by The Standells, and the Las Vegas Golden Knights with Elvis’ “Viva Las Vegas,” it’s just part ...2025
  • • Wayne Gretzky Once Revealed How His Wedding Was the Next Big Thing in His Life After 4th Stanley Cup Win
    Wayne Gretzky's 1988 wedding to Janet Jones followed his fourth Stanley Cup win, marking a significant personal and professional milestone....2025
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  • • ‘One Of Those Can’t-Win Situations’ – When Wayne Gretzky Made a Controversial Decision After His Wife Was Hurt
    Wayne Gretzky faced a heartbreaking decision after his wife was injured during a game, leaving fans emotional and divided over his next move....2025
  • • SPOTTED: Wayne Gretzky and Daughter Paulina Seated With Tie Domi for Leafs vs. Panthers Game 3
    Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, his daughter Paulina and her husband Dustin Johnson, were joined by former NHLer Tie Domi for Game 3....2025
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  • • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    2025
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  • • Bret Hart On His Relationship With WWE In A Post-Vince McMahon Era: I Feel Like I Have More Respect
    Bret Hart speaks about his relationship with Vince McMahon and where he believes it all landed by the end of McMahon's tenure with WWE. Bret Hart and Vince McMahon have had a roller-coaster relationship through the years. By the time Bret Hart became a five-time WWE Champion in 1997, he was one of the longest-tenured competitors working for WWE. He had even been a champion McMahon was proud to ca...2025
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  • • It Happened
    2025
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Top Wayne Gretzky news

  • • LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
    2014
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  • • Wayne Gretzky says the world has lost 'greatest hockey player ever'
    TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky may be known as the Great One but he says the world has lost "the greatest hockey player ever today." Gretzky responded to news Gordie Howe had died with a two-part tweet Friday. "Unfortunately we lost the greatest ......2016
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  • • Gretzky: Howe was my idol
    DETROIT -- Even the Great One has a hero and that hero was and will always be Gordie Howe. That is why Wayne Gretzky came to Joe Louis Arena very early Tuesday morning, so he could pay his respects during the public visitation and serve as a pa......2016
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  • • Revisiting Gretzky's 802nd
    Wayne Gretzky broke what is arguably the NHL’s greatest record 22 years ago today at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, surpassing Gordie Howe to become the game’s greatest all-time goal scorer. In the Kings’ bout with the Vancouver Canucks......2016
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  • • Wayne Gretzky book on hockey history coming this fall
    NEW YORK, N.Y. - For Wayne Gretzky, there's something special about the number 99. The NHL's all-time scoring champion has a deal with G.P. Putnam's Sons for a book about the game's history and his own place in it. Putnam told The Associated ......2016
  • Mile High Morning: John Elway fields questions from Wayne Gretzky on 'NHL on TNT' pregame show
    • Mile High Morning: John Elway fields questions from Wayne Gretzky on 'NHL on TNT' pregame show
    During his appearance on the show, Elway also discussed how his career is similar to Nathan MacKinnon's and his friendship with Avalanche GM Joe Sakic....2022
  • • Alex Ovechkin Scores 40th Goal Of The Season, Passes Wayne Gretzky For Most 40-Goal Seasons
    Screen cap: NBC Sports Washington It was questionable as to who actually scored the goal. In fact, it was first credited to Capitals centerman Dylan Strome. But as they say, “upon further review” the tally actually belonged to Capitals captain … Continue reading →...2023
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  • • Wayne Gretzky says Alex Ovechkin 'will' break his record for most career NHL goals
    The Great One tallied nearly 900 goals in his legendary NHL career...2021
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Wayne Gretzky fantasy rankings and news

  • • NBA Awards Odds 2015-16: Predicting Who Will Take Home the Hardware
    2016
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    2014
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Wayne Gretzky schedule, game

  • • Canadiens Hall of Famer Believes Lane Hutson’s Primary Flaw Is the Same As Rookie Wayne Gretzky’s Problem
    2025
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  • • Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
    2025
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  • • The Edmonton Oilers obsession with Chappell Roan’s ‘Pink Pony Club’ is sports’ greatest mystery
    2025
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  • • NHL Legend Wayne Gretzky Singles Out Dallas Stars’ $96,000,000 Winger For Praise
    2025
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  • • Wayne Gretzky’s 1980s Oilers Crew Set To Grace Silver Screen
    Titled "The Great Ones," the Wayne Gretzky-Oilers dynasty docuseries will be produced by Ryan Reynolds' production house, Maximum Effort....2025
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  • • Connor McDavid Takes His Place Behind Wayne Gretzky in All-Time NHL Stat Category Following Comeback Win Over Knights
    Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid set another record during the win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the playoffs' Round 2....2025
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  • • Canada’s Stanley Cup drought, explained, and how 3 teams can break it in 2025
    2025
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  • • Triple H Shares Video Crafting Rey Fenix's Entrance, WWE SmackDown Preview, More | Fight Size
    Here is your fight size update for Friday, April 11, 2025. Below are the top headlines from Fightful today, the best digital excuses from around the world of wrestling, and more. - On X, Triple H shared footage of crafting Rey Fenix's debut entrance: Creating the look and feel of an entrance with a new talent is some of the most fun. Nothing but bigger and brighter stages for @ReyFenixMx in th...2025
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  • • It Happened
    2025
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for April 7, 2025
    2025
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Wayne Gretzky rumors, scandals

  • • Next Door To Gretzky
    2025
  • • Bret Hart On His Relationship With WWE In A Post-Vince McMahon Era: I Feel Like I Have More Respect
    2025
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  • • 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
    2025
  • • Monday Rockpile: The Letter and the Two Trophies
    2024
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  • Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
    • Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It is simply astonishing that after everything Makar’s accomplished, he’s still eligible for the Top 25 under 25 The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of July 1, 2023. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Ca...2023
  • • Mozzicato Time!
    Get your Franks here. I recently attended a Class A game between the Quad City River Bandits and the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins). The purpose was to witness the first High A start for 2021 first-round pick Frank Mozzicato. There were a few other players on the Bandit’s roster that I wanted to get a firsthand look at, but the star attraction was Mozzicato. It was an unseasonably cool night for Ju...2023
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  • • Building a Better Broadcast
    Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL should make for great television, but it historically has not. Here are some changes that could improve the production for all The National Hockey League has a viewership problem. Despite having its best talent pool in generations—with players like Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon established as stars and exciting youngst...2020
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  • • Olympic shutout leaves a hole in the heart of hockey’s elite
    There’s no guarantee that today’s top NHLers will ever get the chance to play in the Winter Games. Wayne Gretzky isn’t the only one who thinks that’s a shame....2020
  • • Gretzky buzzing over McDavid, Matthews' NHL playoff debuts
    Add Wayne Gretzky to the list of those caught up in the buzz over budding young stars Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews making their respective NHL playoff debuts....2017
  • • Around the Rink: No Doubt the NHL Is in a Golden Age of Young Talent
    2016
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