Originally posted by gdub520:
feeling sensitive huh ...gretz said something that was considered controversial at the time...im sorry i dont remember the specific comment, maybe about the olympics or something???...im not saying it was serious enough to damage relationships, but it was surprising coming from him...

i tried to follow the l.a. kings back when they upset edmonton in the 1st round playoff series in 81 or 82... he helped lead the kings to their only finals appearance...i know about him his wife and all that good stuff...




Gretzky statue in Edmonton defaced


Canadian Press



3/26/2003

EDMONTON (CP) - A sign reading U$ Lackey was hung Tuesday on a statue of Wayne Gretzky in protest of the hockey star's recent comments supporting U.S. President George W. Bush in the war against Iraq.

Employees of Skyreach Centre quickly removed the cardboard insult from the statue at the entrance to the arena, the home of Gretzky's former team, the Edmonton Oilers.

Earlier this week, Gretzky praised Bush as a great leader, saying he backed him 100 per cent. However, he also shied away from criticizing Canada's decision to stay out of the conflict.

"The reality is, you know, the people we should be concerned about are the people fighting in Iraq, the people who are there on the missions," Gretzky said Tuesday.

"We shouldn't be worried about what entertainers or athletes or Wayne Gretzky or Don Cherry says. It's immaterial."

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