The New York Times

Wayne Gretzky shows at Canada friendly to give team talk

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – One of Canada’s greatest athletes attended Canada’s men’s national team’s friendly against Venezuela, offering support in their build-up to the 2026 World Cup. Wayne Gretzky ...
National Hockey League

Wayne Gretzky eager for revival of World Cup

When Wayne Gretzky thinks of the World Cup of Hockey, he remembers falling short against the United States in 1996 and goalie Roberto Luongo rescuing Canada's gold medal dream from a near death ...
Yardbarker

Canada deserves a better hockey hero than Wayne Gretzky

Canada is done with Wayne Gretzky. By now, everyone is aware of Gretzky’s appearance at the 4 Nations Face-Off Final as Team Canada’s honourary captain. Whereas the American captain, Mike Eruzione, ...
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How Wayne Gretzky’s guidance is shaping Canada’s mindset ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Canada’s men’s national team is entering the 2026 World Cup with something it has never truly had before: a unifying cultural force capable of bridging generations of sports fans. That force is Wayne ...
The New York Times

Think it’s easy to build Team Canada? Gretzky, Yzerman on the pressure of being a superteam’s GM

Team Canada celebrates its win in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images TORONTO — Four months from puck drop in Milan. Until then, a hockey-crazed nation will debate and ...