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If you were to check out how many times this page has been vandalized just in the past 2 months, I think we should nominate this page to be protected somehow that would allow legitimate users to continue editing while keeping out the trolls. — LegolasGreenleaf 01:52, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
I think this portion of the article is very poorly written. I would rewrite it myself but I am not familiar with the facts involved, such as when coaches were fired, etc. It is out of chronological order, and did all that happen in 89? Even if it has, that should be made more clear.
"Gretzky led the Kings to the Cup finals in 1993. He replaced career King Dave Taylor as captain in 1989; coaches Robbie Ftorek and Barry Melrose were fired and teammates Bernie Nicholls and Luc Robitaille were traded. Kurri, Coffey, and Fuhr joined the team"
I agree. I also feel that this page is all about promoting Gretzky with all his good points and not at all like an unbaised encylclopedia which would have the good points and the bad points.
Gretzky's career was not without controversey, and he had many anti-fans as well as fans.
I'm not saying he was a bad guy or a bad player, but if this is to be information on Gretzky, let's not exclude information about the negative things we saw in the media, and let's not prop him up like some diety like North Koreans do with Kim Jong Il. User:Kojangee
I think the whole structure of the article is wrong. It should be arranged chronologically, so that "NHL Career" would would look roughly like this:
Yes, I am going to do this, I'd just like to let you have a chance to tell me to leave it as is if you like it this way.
can it be verified that after gretzky left edmonton, edmonton's ticket sales declined? the oilers were still a great team with many superstars. i can't imagine that their attendance would drop too much, if at all.
Ticket Sales did decline, but only from 16,957/game to 16,845/game. More notably, LA Kings attendance rose from 11,667 to 14,875 in a 16,005 seat arena, and I think they sold out every game in 1992. -- MJR 18:57, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I have become over zealous and created a Gretzky page that is way too long. For this, I apologise. At the time, it just seemed like I had more and more and more to say. I guess you can say I got carried away.
Anyways, I thought about how I could shorten it but not take away from the content. I decided that the best way to do this would be to create a ‘new’ page. I will create a page strictly for his records and on the actual gretzky page, I will just summarise the most impressive or important records. I will do this over the next day or two as I get time.
He has 61 (or 62 depending on who’s counting) records and they deserve a page of their own.
Masterhatch@hotmail.com
PS if anyone has any other ideas, don't hesitate to speak up.
"His last NHL game in Canada was on April 16, 1999, and his final game was a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 18. [...] Gretzky was named as the first, second and third star of both April 16th and 19th games."
Was his last game on the 18th or the 19th? Can someone correct whichever date is wrong?
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wayne_Gretzky&diff=14614200&oldid=14528049
Do we really need to have the entire list of Gretzky's family on this page? Wouldn't it make more sense to have a disambiguation page for Gretzky and then list his family members there along with any other Gretzky's that happen to be out there? Just a thought. Masterhatch 8 August 2005
I agree. We should try to do that in the coming days. I'll try to do it. Newguineafan August 9, 2005 14:32
Ok, I did it. The new page is called Gretzky Family. It does need some improvement though. Newguineafan August 9, 2005 15:04
I think his foray into being an NHL head coach deserves a much greater mention. Right now it is talked about as much as Gretzky's relevance in poker. It definitely deserves its own section. zellin 12:48, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
I have a question! Has anyone ever thought about getting this article as a featured one? I have no idea how to do it but the thought crossed my mind. I think, though, in order for it to be a feautured article we would have to do some work to it. Just a thought. Masterhatch 17:42, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
Someone changed information in the wedding section from Catholic Church to Anglican church. Somehow i don't think that was right. Was it wrong in the first place and is now right? or is it wrong now and was right in the first place? Masterhatch 21:11, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Anyone want to give Mr Pyles a heads up on 3RR, of which he's in current violation? I think we have four of us reverting him at this point. RGTraynor 20:21, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
I once heard this "strange but true" story about Gretzky. This might be similar to one of those urban legends, so please tell me if someone is pulling my leg.
The story is about how Gretzky got in a bar fight in Cincinnati Ohio when he was in the minors. He left before police arrived, so a bench warrant was issued. Gretzky never appeared in court and apparently never went back to Ohio. He then joined Edmonton the following year and that minor league folded.
The reason that Ohio was always passed over for a new franchise was because the league's best player could not, or would not, ever travel to Ohio. Gretzky retired and the city of Columus was granted a franchise the following year.
Is this true or did someone just make this up?
His traveling to Columbus would not make this story any less valid. I don't think bench warrants expire, but it has been 25 years. Any law enforcement official attempting to arrest Gretzky would look very foolish indeed. If that story is true, Gretzky would probably not be deterred by traveling to Ohio now.
Well in that case it would not make a difference 5 years ago if Gretzky had to go Columbus... I just think the story doesn't have any base. Croat Canuck 22:02, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
The article states that the loonie at Center ice was Gretzky's doing. The truth is the Salt Lake O.C. hired the best ice maker, who happened to be Canadian, and his team had to mark centre ice with something. The tradition has always been to use a coin. The head ice maker only had Canadian coins on him and so used the $1 coin. He later told the coaches of both the men's and women's teams. It was later credited as a good luck charm. A far as I know, Gretzky had nothing to do with it other than the digging up of the coin. See Loonie -- Walter Görlitz 08:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Why do people keep taking the current events template down? The gambling investigation is the biggest story in North American sports right now. -- djrobgordon 20:43, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
Where's the part of the article concerning the top five reasons (according to ESPN Classic's The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... series) you can't blame the Edmonton Oilers for trading Wayne Gretzky? User:TMC1982
I don't recall Gretzky playing for team Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics?? To the best of my recollection Finland defeated Canada in the bronze medal game. Mr Pyles 14:46, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps his grandfather came from the town that is now in Belarus, but at the turn of the XX century it was all part of the Imperial Russia and the town belonged to Poland before it was partitioned by Russia in the XVIII century. Therefore his grandfather was Polish.
There is a song by Goldfinger on the Open Your Eyes album called "Wayne Gretzky". In it, the singer expresses his fascination for Gretzky, and how he would like to make love with him. The lyrics are available here: [link to copyvio website removed]. Perhaps this is worth a mention in the article (when it's unprotected). -- Daniel Lawrence 22:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)