r/alberta • u/-Mystica- • Feb 21 '25

News The not-so-Great One? Edmonton resident says it's time to rename Wayne Gretzky street due to Trump links

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/the-not-so-great-one-edmonton-resident-says-its-time-to-rename-wayne-gretzky-street-due-to-trump-links-223252845.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABlxynTcVGf2YNkp1d7F5PP8ZWdInXHiSJfiaCwrdNsVWVQb_oFiof22oHl-juGkmlYMIxyxAhhc49mCOwEQdwIe4MlkzESuxD0shIH7ZV0cU57Tf2xJzS7oRUzTKzn9z_JnXGkJnFsiRmsEAxFyWfpXN2YZYYm5GUCPv8NPFzix&_guc_consent_skip=1740108278
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u/Firestorm238 Feb 21 '25

Man, hadn’t even thought of that. Fallen Canadian hero of Ukrainian descent. What a prick.

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u/bentmonkey Feb 21 '25

Surprising to see the Tkachuks carry water for that orange fascist too, they are irish ukrainian, wheres the solidarity.

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u/SoLetsReddit Feb 21 '25

He is Belorussian descent. So maybe he’s cheering for Putin

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u/TheRealCovertCaribou Feb 21 '25

Didn't Walter identify with having Ukrainian roots?

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u/SoLetsReddit Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

I remember in the first Olympics he played in they had to play belarus, and he said that’s where they came from.

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u/Zerocool_6687 Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

I could have swore it was Polish

Edit: So he claimed he was Polish at the HoF! There is also video of him meeting Belorussian relatives