All his fans knew the day would come when Wayne Gretzky would hang up his skates.
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The day the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, announced his retirement
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 Larry Walker, the MVP ballplayer who actually wanted to play hockey
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Larry Walker had an all-star career in baseball. But he grew up wanting to play pro hockey.
When the Canadiens played their last game at the Montreal Forum
Monday, March 11th, 2019
Great players of the Montreal Canadiens turn out for an emotional farewell to a storied venue on March 11, 1996.
When Guy Lafleur returned to the ice in Montreal 30 years ago
Monday, February 4th, 2019
Fans loved Guy Lafleur enough to pay sky-high ticket prices to see him playing for the other team.
The former MP whose number is being retired by the Detroit Red Wings
Sunday, January 13th, 2019
In 1962, while he still played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Red Kelly ran for parliament, serving as MP for Toronto's York West riding until 1965.
The Canada-USSR brawl at the 1987 world junior hockey tournament
Friday, January 4th, 2019
Junior hockey teams from Canada and the Soviet Union fought for 20 minutes before getting ejected from the game.
When Andy Warhol and Wayne Gretzky teamed up for a portrait
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
Who knew Wayne Gretzky was an art connoisseur in addition to being Canada's premier hockey player?
The beginning and the end of the ‘Stanley Cup caper’ of 1970
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
It was a crime story involving the most famous trophy in Canada.
The death of Northern Dancer, ‘Canada’s most famous racehorse’
Friday, November 16th, 2018
The famed Canadian thoroughbred once won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Queen's Plate in the same year.
How Jacques Plante made the goalie mask a must-have in the NHL
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
The story of the first goalie to regularly wear a mask for protection against pucks.