When Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer was asked about Wayne Gretzky’s visit to the locker room after the team’s series win over Winnipeg on Saturday, he dropped a bit of a bombshell ...

Gretzky is now in front of a camera more often than he has been since he left coaching in 2009, or even when he retired in 1999. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp ...

DeBoer was on the coaching staff for Canada for the team’s 4 Nations Face-Off title earlier this year, and during that period got to spend some time with Gretzky. “Extra special. That’s my era.

Wayne Gretzky congratulates Dallas Stars on advancing. ... “He’s a special guy when you get him 1-on-1 or in a coach’s room or behind the scenes. You can see his passion for the game.

Wayne Gretzky (l.) and Alex Ovechkin (r.) speak at a press conference after Ovechkin ties Gretzky’s goals record on April 4, 2025. AP. Much of Ovechkin’s speech was drowned out by the crowd ...

He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that. “He wants to break the record with a goaltender in the crease, which I appreciate,” Carbery said.

Alex Ovechkin will take his first crack at Wayne Gretzky’s record for all-time goals Sunday at UBS Arena.Within minutes of the final horn of the Capitals’ 5-3 win over the Blackhawks on Friday ...

History was made in Washington on Saturday night as Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal, which ties Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

“Wayne was probably the best player ever that used other people,” said Kirk Muller, a Capitals assistant coach now but a longtime Gretzky adversary during his 19-year NHL playing career ...

Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with his 894th goal: ‘It’s special’ ... He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that.

Gretzky is now in front of a camera more often than he has been since he left coaching in 2009, or even when he retired in 1999. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp ...