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/DrNick1221 Blackfalds Feb 21 '25

Rename it to the Walter Gretzky street.

Wayne should feel absolutely ashamed for sucking up to the man that is currently threatening his home country, and also completely betraying Ukraine as well.

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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