Wayne Gretzky

...-- "I promised Mess I wouldn't do this." --Pocklington and Sather offered him a last-minute out, in case he had a change of heart. Gretzky says he felt the heavy weight of inevitability, though. Deep down, he knew there was no backing out.

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...Night Lights and Hancock as well as playing Dr. Billy Kronk on Chicago Hope. "But then I heard that Wayne Gretzky wanted me to do the one on him, so that pretty much made up my mind for me." He made a good choice. His Kings Ransom, which...

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...the party, and that if he didn't, his absence would put a pall over the glamorous event. In the end, Gretzky did attend, and while he had a few non-committal words to offer and had his picture taken, he didn't wreck the evening for the...

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...NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly was trying to smooth relations. "It remains our intention to get Wayne paid because he's owed some money," he told Tony Ambrogio of Sportsnet. "He has about US$8- or US$9-million that he's earned in deferred...

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...certainly something we'll entertain." Daly said the NHL has not spoken directly with Gretzky. Gretzky said Kings GM Dean Lombardi has offered him a job that he'll talk about "down the road." As for the mess in Phoenix, Gretzky remained...

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...Coyotes bankruptcy, supposedly angry that the deal cut by the NHL to buy the franchise did not guarantee him the approximately $8 million he is owed. Robitaille said he thinks Gretzky will attend, but Lamoriello said Gretzky isn't sure.

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...will help Gretzky recoup as much of that money as possible via the courts, have refused to guarantee he will be paid in full. Gretzky insisted he wasn't bitter. "No, not at all. What's there to be upset by?" Gretzky said. "It's the...

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...revenue. Wayne Gretzky added his voice to the debate, supporting both Phoenix and Hamilton. "It really has nothing to do with me," said Gretzky. "Phoenix is a great city, a wonderful sports city. I hope it does well. I hope the people of...

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...purchase bid carries no guarantees that he'll get paid back the $8.2 million in deferred salary that he is owed from the Coyotes. But Gretzky's business manager Darren Blake told the Arizona Republic that The Great One didn't want to be...

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