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...Toronto reporter dubbed him "The Great One." By the time he was 12 thousands already flocked to watch him play, the prodigy who would score 378 goals in 1970-71 junior hockey. He found the back of the net 92 times in just his third season in the NHL...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Goodbye, Great One | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

Before Edmonton Oiler owner Peter Pocklington's felix culpa of trading the Great One to the L.A. Kings after a fourth Stanley Cup in 1988, the NHL was a league begging for relevance...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Goodbye, Great One | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

Farewell Wayne. The NHL will sorely miss...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Goodbye, Great One | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

Still, from the excitement Gretzky inspired, three hockey teams now call California home, and another moved to Phoenix. This increased national exposure reflects in its NHL's television contract, now a robust $600 million...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Goodbye, Great One | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

...permanent departure from the ice exposes a leadership crisis in the NHL. A new prophet needs to be appointed to continue the work he started and attempt to raise hockey's profile...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, | Title: Goodbye, Great One | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

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