No one ever dreamed this day would happen. Not only did it happen, however, it changed the NHL forever.
August 9, 1988...Wayne Gretzky, traded. Who thought this was possible?
Whether it changed the NHL for the better, that's a debate for another day. One thing it did do was prove that any player, in any sport, no matter how great, can always be traded (or in the case of futbol, sold).
I came across this video on YouTube and for those of us in Los Angeles, here we are, 23 years later, and Fritz is still doing the weather, Fred is still doing sports. LOL Kelly and John...long gone!
August 9, 1988...Wayne Gretzky, traded. Who thought this was possible?
Whether it changed the NHL for the better, that's a debate for another day. One thing it did do was prove that any player, in any sport, no matter how great, can always be traded (or in the case of futbol, sold).
I came across this video on YouTube and for those of us in Los Angeles, here we are, 23 years later, and Fritz is still doing the weather, Fred is still doing sports. LOL Kelly and John...long gone!
Little did I know that many years later, I'd get to meet Wayne, who ended up being every bit the great person I knew he would be. I'd get to meet his family, I'd watch over his son (oh what a mess!), I'd get to do business with his company.
P.S. The anniversary date just happens to fall on an old friend's birthday, Brett Hull...
P.S. The anniversary date just happens to fall on an old friend's birthday, Brett Hull...
