Wayne Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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| 2024 | Attended Donald Trump's victory party during the United States presidential election, with Trump subsequently suggesting Gretzky should be prime minister of Canada. |
| September 2024 | Easton Cowan of the London Knights wins the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the 2023-24 season. |
| 2023 | Gretzky and his family attended the victory party for Donald Trump during the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| September 2023 | Michael Simpson of the Peterborough Petes wins the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the 2022-23 season. |
| 2022 | Gretzky shared a ceremonial puck-drop with a Ukrainian hockey player in support of Ukraine. |
| 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gretzky supported calls to ban Russian teams from international events. |
| September 2022 | Logan Morrison of the Hamilton Bulldogs wins the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the 2021-22 season. |
| April 23 2022 | Paulina Gretzky married golfer Dustin Johnson in Tennessee. |
| 2021 | Gretzky left the Oilers to become an analyst on Turner Sports' NHL coverage. |
| 2021 | Walter Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky's father, passed away at the age of 82. |
| May 2021 | One of Wayne Gretzky's 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards sold for $3.75 million. |
| May 25 2021 | Gretzky announced that he would step down from his role with the Oilers, stating his inability to dedicate the necessary time and effort due to the pandemic and personal life changes, expressing enduring affection for the team and city of Edmonton. |
| March 2020 | OHL season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in no trophy being awarded for the 2020-21 season. |
| March 2019 | Playoffs cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in no trophy being awarded for the 2019-20 season. |
| 2018 | Gretzky opened a restaurant called Studio 99 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. |
| 2017 | As part-owner with Andrew Peller Ltd., Gretzky opened Wayne Gretzky Estates, a winery and distillery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. |
| 2017 | Gretzky was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players. |
| 2016 | Gretzky opened a restaurant named No. 99 Gretzky's Wine & Whisky at the Edmonton International Airport. |
| 2016 | He released '99: Stories of the Game' with Kirstie McLellan Day, which became the best-selling Canadian book of the year. |
| December 2016 | Gretzky made a cameo on a Christmas episode of The Simpsons as a winter character. |
| December 31 2016 | Gretzky played in the Winter Classic Alumni Game, representing the St. Louis Blues in a match against former Chicago Blackhawks players, which his team won 8–7. |
| October 2016 | Wayne Gretzky returned to the Edmonton Oilers as a partner and vice-chairman of the team's parent company, Oilers Entertainment Group, to assist owner Daryl Katz and CEO Bob Nicholson with the business operations of the team. |
| 2015 | Gretzky endorsed the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Stephen Harper during the 2015 Canadian federal election campaign, praising Harper at a rally. |
| 2015 | Wayne Gretzky endorsed Patrick Brown during his successful campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. |
| 2014 | Gretzky praised Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a fundraiser in Toronto, calling him 'one of the greatest prime ministers ever'. |
| 2014 | Wayne Gretzky was invited by Eugene Melnyk to speak at the United for Ukraine Gala fundraiser in Toronto, aimed at supporting Ukraine during its invasion by Russia. |
| September 2014 | Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters wins the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the 2014-15 season. |
| August 18 2013 | Paulina Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky's daughter, announced her engagement to golfer Dustin Johnson. |
| 2012 | Gretzky received the Order of Hockey in Canada. |
| 2010 | Gretzky acted as an ambassador for Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was named Special Advisor to Canada's men's hockey team for the Games. |
| 2010 | Wayne Gretzky was included in the video game title NHL Slapshot by EA Sports. |
| May 10 2010 | Gretzky was awarded The Ambassador Award of Excellence by the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission. |
| February 12 2010 | During the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Gretzky, along with other athletes, lit the Olympic cauldron but was then escorted outside to light a second cauldron, effectively making him the final torchbearer. |
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