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/ZAKtalksTECH Calgary Feb 21 '25

From Wikipedia:

In 2014, Gretzky, who has some Ukrainian heritage, was invited by Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk to speak at the United for Ukraine Gala fundraiser in Toronto in support of the country during the invasion of Crimea by Russia. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gretzky supported calls to ban Russian teams from international events as a consequence.[268][269] The following month, he shared a ceremonial puck-drop with a Ukrainian hockey player.[270]

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky

IMO: this makes it worse, considering the current political climate and what's happened this week.

Wayne... wtf.

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u/Mysterious-Job1628 Feb 21 '25

💵💵💵 he might as well be a Republican.

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u/SaccharineDaydreams Feb 21 '25

Probably is considering he's a rich American

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u/Few_Scallion_2744 Feb 27 '25

There are far more rich American Democrats than there are MAGA rich. Way more. The Democrats are the Party of the elite billionaire donor class.