Aug 9, 2024 · Following his 1988 Stanley Cup victory, a trade sent Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles. Few know he was almost traded to the Red Wings instead.

Oct 4, 2023 · Did Wayne Gretzky's wife favor her husband joining the Detroit Red Wings instead of the Los Angeles Kings in 1988?

Apr 27, 2022 · When the Edmonton Oilers decided to trade Wayne Gretzky in the 1988, his first plan was to engineer a deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Gretzky told that story on the highly-popular Spittin’ Chiclets Podcast this week.

Wayne Douglas Gretzky CC (/ ˈɡrɛtski / GRET-skee; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999.

Apr 26, 2022 · Wayne Gretzky was almost traded to the Detroit Red Wings and not the Los Angeles Kings. Until The Great One received a phone call.

Aug 11, 2016 · It was on Aug. 9, 1988 that Wayne Gretzky was involved in one of the biggest trades in NHL history, a deal which sent him from the Edmonton Oilers - who had just won the Stanley Cup - to the...

Oct 8, 2014 · Did Wayne Gretzky almost a become a Detroit Red Wing in 1988? Not according to the guy who would have made the deal. According to Gretzky, he had the choice about where the Edmonton Oilers...

Oct 9, 2014 · Imagine what the Red Wings could have done if Wayne Gretzky joined them in 1988. The Edmonton Oilers gave Gretzky a choice between three teams when they decided to trade him following the 1987-88...

5 days ago · Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record this season, ... vs. Red Wings: 7 p.m. March 20: vs. Flyers: 7 p.m. March 22: vs. Panthers: 5 p.m. March 25 ...

Oct 8, 2014 · Hockey great Wayne Gretzky would have been playing for the Detroit Red Wings if his wife would have had her way in the 1988 trade from the Edmonton Oilers that gutted Canadian hockey fans.