Bill McCreary is most remembered for his open ice hit on Wayne Gretzky on January 3, 1981.
In fact, in one of those games (October 15, 1989), Wayne Gretzky established the National Hockey League's all-time point-scoring record.
Hockey star Wayne Gretzky was also signed as an endorser while he was still playing with the Los Angeles Kings, and eventually would have his own line of street hockey shoes before his endorsement contract expired.
Cause of this, Helkearo is called "Divarin Gretzky", Gretzky of the First Division, as a nod to famous National Hockey League player Wayne Gretzky, who has big numbers on his all-time stats for NHL.
Pond Hockey was produced in 2008 and includes appearances by Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Neal Broten, John Buccigross and Patrick Kane.
In its first year, Quite Frankly guests included Senator John McCain, President Jimmy Carter, Tim Wise, Allen Iverson (the show's first guest, appearing for an hour-long interview), Shaquille O'Neal & Deion Sanders (who are the only two guests to have appeared three times), Kobe Bryant, Pete Rose, Wayne Gretzky, Donald Trump, Lawrence Taylor, Michael Strahan, John Thorn, and Jerry Bruckheimer.
The game features the name and likeness of Canadian professional ice hockey centre Wayne Gretzky.
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The Flyers were looking to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in ten years, while the Rangers were looking to advance to the Cup Finals with help from new additions like Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen, Russ Courtnall, David Oliver and Mike Eastwood.
The Toronto Argonauts capped off a memorable season under the new ownership of Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy with a win over Calgary.
His producing credits also include Legends of Hockey, Legends of Hockey – A Personal Journey, CFL Traditions, CBC’s Life and Times Biographies (featuring Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Gordie Howe), and the theatrical release of The Stanley Cup Odyssey which is currently showing at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada.
He was part of the inaugural group of recipients of the Order of Hockey in Canada along with Jean Béliveau, Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe.
He is the third-leading scorer in professional hockey history, behind only Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, and holds the records as the leading games played, career assists and career points in minor league hockey history.
Kendrick is the owner of the legendary T-206 Honus Wagner baseball card once owned by Wayne Gretzky, considered the most valuable trading card in the world.
Despite this, the players have strengths and weaknesses that correspond to their real-life counterparts, so e.g. Pittsburgh Penguins #66 or Los Angeles Kings #99 have an easier time scoring.
Rick Tocchet, an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes, a team in the National Hockey League, and Janet Jones, the wife of ice hockey and NHL great Wayne Gretzky, were among those currently under investigation or indicted with charges pertaining to the operation.
It would have been difficult to offer Ismail enough money to join the CFL, but Bruce McNall, who with hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy had recently purchased the Toronto Argonauts, tried.
It also had its share of fame when parishioners shrugged off the controversy and international publicity surrounding the wedding of hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky to actress Janet Jones, both non-Catholics.
In 1995, she portrayed Wayne Gretzky's sister Kim Gretzky in the movie Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story.
In place of "O Canada, we stand on guard for thee", Bryan Adams sang "We're going to miss you Wayne Gretzky".
Mio was Wayne Gretzky's best man at his wedding to Janet Jones.
Wayne Gretzky is in favour of renaming the Conn Smythe Trophy after Jean Béliveau, creating a different trophy with the same name.
Wayne Gretzky even made an appearance in the game along with his legendary peers Doug Gilmour, Patrick Roy, and Mario Lemieux.
Robin's song includes a reference to Canada Day, the national day of Canada, Wayne Gretzky's hair, and a (fake) cameo by then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Other frequent misattributions, according to their official website, include "Cows With Guns" by Dana Lyons and "Wayne Gretzky Rocks" by The Pursuit of Happiness.
Bethesda Softworks published Wayne Gretzky Hockey shortly after Peter Pocklington traded Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on 9 August 1988.