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Wayne Gretzky And "The Trade"
How the ice hockey legend's sale to a US team in 1988 caused outrage in Canada.
In August 1988, Canada was plunged into a mixture of shock and grief when the legendary ice-hockey player Wayne Gretzky was sold to a team in America. The controversial deal between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings became known simply as 鈥淭he Trade鈥�. In 2011, Madeleine Morris spoke to Bruce McNall, the owner of the LA Kings at the time.
PHOTO: Wayne Gretzky (Getty Images)
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