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Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings


Revisiting Wayne Gretzky's Time with the LA Kings

9, 1988, the unthinkable happened. The Oilers traded Gretzky to the LA Kings. The trade was Gretzky, Marty McSorely (D) and Mike Krushelnyski (C ...

Wayne Gretzky Told Us The Real Reason He Was Traded To LA

Bruce McNall was the owner of the Kings and made the Gretzky deal happen. Back then, you could trade players and cash for contracts, and he sent $15 million to ...

21 Years Later: Revisiting Wayne Gretzky's Trade to the LA Kings

The NHL's greatest player, Wayne Gretzky, who at the age of 27 had just the Edmonton Oilers to their fourth Stanley Cup championship in five seasons, was traded ...

Wayne Gretzky Told Us The Real Reason He Was Traded To LA

Wayne Gretzky joined Spittin' Chiclets and broke down the real reason behind his trade from Edmonton to LA. Listen to the PODCAST: ...

The Gretzky Trade: By the numbers - CBC

9, 1988 and statistically evaluate the deal that sent Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. That means using cold, hard numbers far ...

The Wayne Gretzky Trade Tree - Oilers Nation

Wayne Gretzky, the greatest player ever to play the game, was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski in exchange for ...

Wayne Gretzky's trade from Edmonton was actually WILD - YouTube

After winning yet another Stanley Cup titled with the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne's father warned him he would likely be traded from the team.

From 1988: The day Wayne Gretzky went to L.A. | CBC

"Wayne Gretzky has been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings." He was the youngest player on his team when he joined the ...

Wayne Gretzky - Wikipedia

Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988, had an immediate impact on that team's performance, ultimately leading them to the 1993 Stanley ...

How the Wayne Gretzky Trade Changed Hockey in California

On August 9, 1988, Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in a deal that sent shockwaves throughout the NHL. The ...

Kings Ransom: Revisiting the "Trade of the Century" - Yahoo Sports

36 years ago today, on August 9, 1988, history was made in the NHL as one of the most significant events occurred: Wayne Gretzky often ...

How the Wayne Gretzky Trade Changed Hockey in the United States

The stunning and unexpected trade that sent Edmonton Oilers superstar Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings 25 years ago today was a landmark event for the ...

No. 1: Wayne Gretzky gets sold to Los Angeles - Oilers Nation

Worst Oilers Trades Countdown – No. 1: Wayne Gretzky gets sold to Los Angeles. alt. Photo credit: The Canadian Press. Cam Lewis. By Cam Lewis. 4 years ago.

Kings Ransom: Revisiting the "Trade of the Century"

36 years ago today, on August 9, 1988, history was made in the NHL as one of the most significant events occurred: Wayne Gretzky often ...

Wayne Gretzky Trade Tree: Edmonton to Los Angeles

Jimmy Carson was the 2nd overall pick in 1986 He had a very good career, including 50 goals and 103 points in 84 games with the Oilers. He was ...

How Gretzky was almost traded by the Oilers to the Red Wings ...

When Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings by the Edmonton Oilers in 1988, it was the end of an era and the dawning of a new age in the NHL.

8/9/88 - Gretzky Press Conference (Full) - YouTube

Watch the complete press conference announcing the trade of Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on 8/9/88.

Wayne Gretzky comes to the LA Kings and brings many with him

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the LA Kings thirty-three years ago. It brought an obscure franchise many new fans.

Wayne Gretzky trade tree: 'The Trade' and the many branches that ...

On Aug. 9, 1988, the Oilers, just two months removed from lifting the Stanley Cup, sent Gretzky, Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the ...