Wayne Gretsky #99 of Canada controls the puck during the Group D game against the United States in the Men's Ice Hockey tournament on 16 February 1998 during the XVIII Olympic Winter Games at the The Big Hat Arena, Nagano, Japan. (Photo by Elsa Hasch/Allsport/Getty Images)
In honor of Wayne Gretzky’s 60th birthday on Wednesday (Jan. 26), I put together some of my favorite Gretzky moments!
#5 – Facetiming with Wayne at Kid Rock’s house in March of 2021. Rock bet me he would answer…I lost that bet. It was pretty cool. The only time I’d ever spoken with “The Great One.”
#4 – Steve Black gifting me an autographed Gretzky stick for my 25th anniversary at WRIF. It hangs proudly in my Rock Room.
#3 – Wayne scoring 50 goals in 39 games…
#2 – Gretzky turns over the puck in the neutral zone, Steve Yzerman scores game winning goal over the St Louis Blues. Every Red Wings fan remembers that one. An absolute rocket by #19!
#1 – The last game he played. I taped it on a VCR tape and watched it in my apartment in Farmington Hills. Legend!
Wayne Gretzky #99, Captain and Center for the Los Angeles Kings looks on during the NHL Western Conference Pacific Division game against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on 21st March 1995 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim arena in Anaheim, California, United States. The game was tied 3 - 3 (Photo by Glenn Cratty/Allsport/Getty Images)
Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings
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A portrait of Wayne Gretzky #99 of the Edmonton Oilers sitting on the bench during the National Hockey League Smythe Division in the Campbell Conference game against the Los Angeles Kings on 4 April1987 at the Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images)
Wayne Gretzky
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The crowd of spectators, players and team mates applaud as Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers waves in salute on his retirement after the National Hockey League (NHL) game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on 18 April 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
2020 NHL All-Star Skills
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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JANUARY 24: Wayne Gretzky addresses fans prior to the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
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Wayne Gretsky #99 of Canada controls the puck during the Group D game against the United States in the Men's Ice Hockey tournament on 16 February 1998 during the XVIII Olympic Winter Games at the The Big Hat Arena, Nagano, Japan. (Photo by Elsa Hasch/Allsport/Getty Images)
Meltdown’s Wayne Gretzky pix
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At Kid Rock's facetiming with the Great One! #99
Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history.
Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.
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