Bibliograph

Gretzky's tears, hockey, Canada, and the day everything changed, Stephen Brunt

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Gretzky's tears, hockey, Canada, and the day everything changed, Stephen Brunt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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platesillustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gretzky's tears

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

801814111

Responsibility statement

Stephen Brunt

Sub title

hockey, Canada, and the day everything changed

Summary

From his standout youth, where he honed his skills on a backyard rink, to his unlikely jump to the pros at the age of 17, this biography chronicles Wayne Gretzky's ascension to the greatest hockey player of all time to his shocking trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1998an event that rocked hockey fans across North America. This chronicle reveals, for the first time, the true story behind the deal, as well as Gretzky's important role in making the trade happen. From the press conference where the trade was announced and where Gretzky wept, this work notes how the Great One could have been crying tears of joy as he realized his life was about to get a whole lot betterplaying for more money in a California city that would be a perfect home for him and his glamorous new actress-wife

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