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Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario, the son of Phyllis Leone (Hockin) and Walter Gretzky. [5] [11] The couple married in 1960, and lived in an apartment in Brantford, where Walter worked for Bell Telephone Canada. [12]
The Ontario Hockey Association originally blocked the $500,000 sale of the IceHawks to prevent DeDobbelaer from moving the team to Brantford, or promoting the 99ers to Jr. A and demoting the IceHawks in Milton to Jr. B. Complicating matters was the fact that Brad Grant who previously owned the team was OHA chairman at the time of the proposed ...
Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired league-wide in 2000 [1]. This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League (NHL).A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys ...
In Spring 2013, the plan would unceremoniously die, but a Brantford group that had decided to apply for entry transferred their request to the Mid-Western Conference. [3] Their request was accepted [4] and the ownership group named themselves the 99'ers in honour of Wayne Gretzky and the Brantford Minor Hockey Association. [5]
It was formed by Wayne Gretzky, IMG and some of Gretzky's personal friends. The purpose of the tour was to stay in shape during the lockout, raise money for charities and to promote ice hockey around the world. The team played a total of eight games in five countries, six against professional club teams and two against national All Star teams.
Drama off the ice. Wayne Gretzky is the target of a new lawsuit that alleges he lied about the results he achieved from using a weight loss gum. Celebrity Wives and Girlfriends of Pro Hockey ...
99 – C Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers), Captain; Reserves: 3 – D Rob Blake (Los Angeles Kings) 4 – D Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) 5 – D Darryl Sydor (Dallas Stars) 7 – LW Keith Tkachuk (Phoenix Coyotes) 8 – RW Mark Recchi (Montreal Canadiens) 10 – LW John LeClair (Philadelphia Flyers) 12 – RW Tony Amonte (Chicago Blackhawks)
In 2001, an 18-year-old committed to a Texas boot camp operated by one of Slattery’s previous companies, Correctional Services Corp., came down with pneumonia and pleaded to see a doctor as he struggled to breathe.