When he broke into the WHA as a teenager ... a Kings forward when Gretzky pursued Howe. “Wayne was trying to be cool and pretend like it wasn’t a big deal.” “We didn’t talk much about ...

Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a ...

Is a part-owner of Wayne Gretzky Estates, a winery and distillery ... After the collapse of the World Hockey Association (WHA), the Oilers are one of four WHA teams be absorbed into the NHL ...

And just like that, Wayne Gretzky’s unbreakable record has been ... That year had seen four teams enter the league in the WHA absorption, to go along with the 11 expansion teams from the 1970s.

A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie Howe’s ...

EDMONTON – “Wayne never considered himself a natural ... One of the topics broached was Alex Ovechkin breaking Gretzky’s all-time goals record. “It’s really incredible that Alex has ...

On Tuesday at TD Garden, fans in Boston saw Alex Ovechkin notch goal No. 891, just five days before he broke the NHL career goals record with 895, snapping a tie with Wayne Gretzky, who was in the ...

WASHINGTON --Wayne Gretzky was in the building to witness history Friday, watching from a suite at Capital One Arena as Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie his all-time goals record of 894.

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest goal scorers ... Howe's career goal total of 975 in the NHL and WHA is still the professional hockey record. A statue of Howe graces the concourse at ...