For your pre-game listening, celebrate what is basically a holiday in the hockey world today, the 50th birthday of Wayne Gretzky. In a segment which aired on tonight's SlapShot Radio, Pete Weber reflects on the impact which The Great One's career has had on the league at large, and in particular the number of franchises in non-traditional markets which owe a great debt to the excitement which he brought to the game in the 80's and 90's:
Pete Weber on SlapShot Radio Wayne Gretzky segment 2011-01-26 (MP3)