Wayne Gretzky

The best men for the job
Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow, take a seat. Please welcome to the negotiating table the two people who should be battling out the CBA for the NHL and the NHLPA. Straight out of Phoenix, Arizona, here are Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull.

Olympic Hockey: Canada, Gold is the only option
You would think they are the home team with all the pressure put on them. And if that wasn't bad enough, now their executive director, Wayne Gretzky, is putting more pressure on them! Meet team Canada.

Olympics: The tears of a clown
Wayne Gretzky's Monday night madness was misdirected, but it showed the pressure that Team Canada is under. It also showed that the "The Great One" has probably surpassed his wife, Janet, as the best actor in the house.

Olympics: Gretzky dropped the puck
Wayne Gretzky is whining about not getting enough love, but he's the one who dropped the ball, assembling an over-pressured, over-the-hill squad of talent for the Canadian Olympic team.

Olympics: Gretzky shoots wide with off target tirade
Wayne Gretzky rarely missed the mark while on the ice, but his post-game comments following Canada's 3-3 tie with the Czech Republic at the Winter Olympics were way off target.

Olympics: The Great Whine
Wayne Gretzky used the press conference following Monday's Czech Republic vs. Canada game as a soapbox rather than a question and answer session.

Great Gretzky falls flat
The great Wayne Gretzky will never be exceeded on the ice. Off the ice, however, is a different story. In this latest article, Lee Manchur asks how can the "offensively-minded" Team Canada 2002 that Gretzky built not contain two of the top five leading NHL scorers, and seven of the top 13 in that same category.

That's what friends are for
According to Wayne Gretzky, Canada's hockey team is ready for the Olympics. However, to everyone's amazement and rage, the Avs' Patrick Roy quit and the Devils' Martin Brodeur is almost scratched. Here's a real story of Olympic rumors, disgrace, controversy, and nonsense.

NHL: Khabibulin a Key Component for Phoenix Coyotes
As the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes is appearing to draw near end, part owner Wayne Gretzky will make two significant additions in gritty Claude Lemieux and all-star holdout goalie Nikolai Khabibulin.

NHL: An Open Letter to Wayne Gretzky
What's going on with the 'Yotes? e-sports.com columnist Jo Namio poses that question to soon-to-be co-owner Wayne Gretzky.

NHL: Gretzky's Pal Won't Be GM
Mike Barnett, a long time pal of incoming Coyotes owner Wayne Gretzky, has turned down the offer to be the new G.M. of the Phoenix Coyotes.

NHL: Don't Tease Us, Just Give Us The Truth
On the eve of the proposed closure on the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Ellman Companies and Wayne Gretzky, local NBC affiliate Channel 12 reported this week that Steve Ellman has contributed $40 million to the cause, and Wayne Gretzky has chipped in $10 million.

NHL: Now We Know Why the Nickname for Richard is Dick
Current (and hopefully VERY soon to be ex) Phoenix Coyotes owner Richard Burke has banned Wayne Gretzky, The Great One, from the team locker room until Gretzky and Steve Ellman complete their purchase of the team.