The NHL legend and all-time leader in points was on the Spittin Chiclets podcast and revealed that he almost became a Vancouver Canuck and still regrets saying no, as of today.
At the time, Gretzky was the NHL's highest-paid player, earning about 800k/year. The Canucks owner offered the Legend 25% of the team's ownership along with $3M in yearly salary:
This definitely would've been a game-changer in Vancouver. The Canucks could've been looking at a few golden years back then with the NHL's most outstanding player.
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25 DECEMBRE | 684 ANSWERS MAJOR | Wayne Gretzky reveals the crazy story about how he should've gone to the Canucks Did you know that Gretzky was almost a Canucks? | ||
Yes | 397 | 58 % |
No | 202 | 29.5 % |
Who cares | 85 | 12.4 % |
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