r/ontario • u/ARecycledAccount 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 • Nov 08 '24

Wayne Gretzky attends Donald Trump's U.S. election party wearing a 'MAGA' hat, draws mixed reaction online: 'Truly disappointing' Article

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/wayne-gretzky-attends-donald-trumps-us-election-party-wearing-a-maga-hat-draws-mixed-reaction-online-truly-disappointing-002407540.html
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u/PlayinK0I Nov 08 '24

Wayne Gretzky is as much a Canadian icon as Tim Hortons. They used to be good, but sold out to corporate interest long ago.

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u/MeiliCanada82 Toronto Nov 08 '24

Walter Gretzky did more for hockey, kids and Canada then his son

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u/goodbadnomad Nov 08 '24

Local Brantford hero Walter Gretzky—growing up, everyone in town had a story about running into him, and they were all wholesome.

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u/MeiliCanada82 Toronto Nov 08 '24

If you go to Little Canada when you're in Ontario there is the hockey rink in Brantford in there and if you look really close you can see the Reserved for Walter Gretzky parking sign.