Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na August 9, 1988, na-agagharị nke gbanwere usoro nke NHL, ndị Oilers gbanwere Gretzky (yana Marty McSorley na Mike Krushelnyski) na Los Angeles Kings na mgbanwe maka Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $ 15 nde na ego na ndị Eze'mbụ gburugburu draft na 1989 (Jason Miller), 1991
(Martin Rucinsky) na 1993 (Nick Stajduhar). "Azụmaahịa ahụ", dị ka a bịara mara ya, kpasuru ndị Canada iwe ruo n'ókè nke na Onye isi ụlọ nke New Democratic Party bụ Nelson Riis chọrọ ka gọọmentị gbochie ya na Peter Pocklington gbara ọkụ na effigy. Gretzky n'onwe ya ka ụfọdụ ndị Canada lere anya dị ka "onye sabo" maka ịhapụ obodo nnabata ya, mpaghara ebe obibi ya na obodo ya; a na-ekwukarị na mkpali ya bụ ịkwalite ọrụ nwunye ya na-eme ihe nkiri. Ndị ọzọ kwenyere na ọ bụ Pocklington kpalitere ahia ahụ, na-achọ irite uru n'onwe ya site na azụmahịa ahụ.